Georgia Chapter - ICRI

ICRI-GA Luncheon: Retrofit Anchoring of Masonry and Stone Facades
2022-10-20 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Maggiano’s Little Italy, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd Space #3035, Dunwoody, GA, 30346, United States
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Presentation Title
Retrofit Anchoring of Masonry and Stone Facades
Description
Presented by PROSOCO Inc.
Course: PRO034
AIA CES HSW 1 LU
Presentation Synopsis
An overview of existing masonry and stone facade instability issues, the cause and recognition of these problems, and the cost-effective re-anchoring solutions for repair involving various masonry wall construction techniques. A detailed look into the different types of retrofit anchoring systems available to stabilize existing masonry and stone facades.
Kelly Morris (Anchoring Product Specialist @Prosoco)
Kelly Morris, Product Specialist for PROSOCO’s Anchoring Systems, has more than 12 years of experience working in the masonry anchoring industry. She began her career with her family’s business, formerly known as Construction Tie Products (CTP) and is now part of the PROSOCO team, which acquired CTP in June of 2019. Kelly fills a critical role within PROSOCO’s Anchoring Systems Group as a Technical Product Specialist, educating architects, engineers, building owners and contractors on the benefits of new construction and retrofit anchoring. Kelly graduated from Purdue University and has been involved in the marketing, training, and product development of anchoring systems for multiple organizations. She was a board member for 3 years at the Sealant Waterproof Institute and is involved in several national and regional associations that work within the construction restoration industry. Kelly lives in Martinsville, IN with her daughter Kailyn and travels all over the US helping with anchoring solutions.

August 18 Luncheon
2022-08-18 11:30 - 13:00
Speaker:
Martin A. Cuadra, PE, SE, FACI, FPTI
Bio:

Martin is a founding principal of Uzun + Case, LLC with 40 years of experience in structural design and contract administration of various building types. His passion since starting his professional career has been focused on concrete post-tensioned structures. He is registered in Georgia and 17 other States, he is a past president of the ACI-Georgia Chapter, a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute, as well as a fellow of the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI).
He has been very active in the industry, and it is a current voting member of many committees including the newly formed ACI Building Code 320, as well as ACI 318-T. In addition, he is a voting member of PTI Building Design Committee, BIM committee, and member of the PTI Technical Advisory Board. He is also a voting member of the Prestress Concrete Institute (PCI) Design Handbook.
In 2012, Martin was awarded the Engineer of the Year in Private Practice award by the Georgia Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies.

Presentation Title:
A POST-TENSIONING PRIMER with some advanced applications and the future of POST-TENSIONING
Presentation Synopsis:

This presentation starts with a basic introduction to What is Post-Tensioning, the materials involved creating the tendons as well as the fabrication process to get tendons ready for the jobsite.
The presentation will then focus on the basic reasons as to why use post-tensioning in structural design of concrete projects, what are the advantages of incorporating unbonded tendons into our design.
It will also touch on site installation on post-tensioning and a few pitfalls that should be avoided and/or properly addressed prior to pouring concrete. A couple of slides addressing construction issues and repairs will be shown.
The program will wrap-up with a brief description of current research of banded-banded systems including new ACI codes that are being developed which should be available in 2025.
