Conference Sessions
Fiber Reinforced Concrete: Present and Future
Date & Time:
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024 at 2:30 pm
Duration:
50 minutes
Location:
Room A
Registration:
$50 plus hst
Description
With the current challenges in today’s construction environment, including supply chain and material availability, and with limitations on available onsite workers and cost uncertainties, fiber-reinforced concrete can offer a safer and more cost-effective working environment that can decrease construction schedules and reduce the environmental impact at a project site. This presentation will address fiber types, industry examples, emerging specifications and engineering acceptance using FRC to reduce and even replace conventional reinforcement with less cracking potential, thereby increasing useable service life with historical examples dating back more than 15 years.
Presented by
Michael Mahoney, P.Eng. FACI, Director of Marketing and Technology, Fiber Reinforced Concrete Euclid Chemical President, Fiber Reinforced Concrete Association
Michael Mahoney is a Professional Engineer and works for the Euclid Chemical Company in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a Fellow and member of the American Concrete Institute, serving on several committees for ACI 544, Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. He also participates on committees for NPCA and ASTM and is the current president of the FRCA. In 1997, he obtained his M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada and has co- authored several papers on the subjects of FRC, shotcrete, carbon footprint of fiber materials and innovative bridge systems.
Sponsored by:
FRCA (Fiber Reinforced Concrete Association)