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PROMOTING POST-TENSIONING
A TEAMWORK APPROACH
2012 PTI Convention
Nashville, TN May 7, 2012
Michael A. Russillo, P.E.
President, Cobiax USA
PROMOTE PT?
WHY BOTHER?
More positive exposure
More familiarity
More opportunities
More jobs
MORE VOLUME FOR ALL
(THE CYCLE REPEATS AND VOLUME GROWS)
WHY TEAMWORK?
1. Cost / Benefit
2. Provides a Strong Industry Presence
3. Check out the Competition to PT
a) STRUCTURAL STEEL
AISC
b) PRECAST CONCRETE PCI
c) REINFORCED CONCRETE CRSI
Effective marketing of engineered
construction methods requires:
Promotion
Familiarity
Education
All directed toward developing TRUST by:
Engineers Architects Contractors
Owners Educators Labor
Who do we reach?
Local Chapters want & need informative
presentations
ACI
ASCE
AIA
AGC
CRSI
ABC
CIB
RC3
SEA
Universities / Technical Institutes
Labor organizations
POST-TENSIONING
THEN & NOW
SYMPOSIUM PRESENTED
BY
CONCRETE ALLIANCE & LATHERS LOCAL 46
LOCAL 46 LEARNING CENTER
MICHAEL A. RUSSILLO, PE
OCTOBER 6, 2004
Post Tensioned Concrete
Benefits and Attributes for using
PT in NYC
Coalition for High Performance
Cast-in-Place Concrete
STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS FOR
MORE SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
PART II
POST-TENSIONING
MICHAEL A. RUSSILLO, P.E.
SENIOR MANAGER – SPECIAL PRODUCTS
BARKER STEEL, LLC
HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SCHOOL
September 21, 2009
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A Symposium on Concrete
High-Rise Class-A Office
Buildings
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The New York Athletic Club
Concrete! Shaping The Future of
New York City's Skyline,
Part VIII The Latest Trends in Concrete
can save you Time and Money !
New York City Concrete Promotional Council
1465 Bronx River Avenue Bronx, NY 10472 718-842-5997
POST-TENSI0NED PODIUM
SLABS
MICHAEL A. RUSSILLO, P.E.
SENIOR MANAGER – SPECIAL PRODUCTS
BARKER STEEL, LLC
CRSI PILGRIM CHAPTER
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
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STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS FOR
MORE SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
PART II
MICHAEL A. RUSSILLO, P.E.
SENIOR MANAGER – SPECIAL PRODUCTS
BARKER STEEL, LLC
HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SCHOOL
September 28, 2011
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Post-Tensioning
Resources
Post-Tensioning Institute
38800 Country Club Dr.
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
248-848-3180
www.post-tensioning.org
American Concrete Institute
38800 Country Club Dr.
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
248-848-3700
www.concrete.org
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Post-Tensioning Institute
Resources
• Design & Construction Publications
• Technical Assistance
• Training & Certification
• Educational Seminars
• Technical Conference
• Professional Networking
Post-Tensioning Institute
38800 Country Club Dr., Farmington Hills, MI 48331
248-848-3180
www.post-tensioning.org
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WHAT CAN WE OFFER?
Efficient use of materials-GREEN
Opportunity for longer spans and cantilevers
“Tight” concrete in comfortable state of compression
Unique applications
Another tool for designers
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDITS
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
ANY IDEAS?
Thank you, Michael Russillo
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