Concrete Institute of Australia's Second National Seminar for 2010
The Concrete Institute is pleased to present the second National Seminar for 2010: Serviceability – Design for Deflection and Crack Control.
The seminar series has been developed and will be delivered by Professor Ian Gilbert and is set to be a comprehensive detailed program incorporating an extremely in-depth set of lecture notes which includes detailed descriptions of the various design techniques and numerous worked examples. The Concrete Institute would encourage all those involved in the design and construction of concrete structures and all those with an interest in the long-term behaviour of concrete structures under in-service conditions to attend.
This one-day series of lectures and demonstrations will provide practical and essential knowledge on how to perform the necessary checks when designing concrete structures for the serviceability limit states.
The lectures will concentrate on how to include the effects of concrete cracking, tension stiffening, creep, shrinkage and restraint in design calculations. The most reliable methods for predicting the instantaneous and time-dependent deformation of a structure will be presented and methods on how to predict the onset of cracking and the eventual crack spacing and crack width.
Demonstrations will also be provided that will lead participants through each step of the calculation processes. The seminar includes morning and afternoon tea, lunch and after seminar drinks and networking opportunities.
Together with Engineers Australia - our supporting partner, the Institute aims to deliver a thorough program that addresses all the necessary considerations regarding serviceability.
