OasisLMS

This course is useful to design engineers, owners, concrete producers, and students that are involved or want to know more about modeling the service life of concrete exposed to chlorides. The differences between deterministic and probabilistic approaches will be addressed.

The contents of this course include two recorded presentations and a panel discussion from the ACI 2023 Fall Convention:
• Service Life Prediction with FEA: Utilizing Fick's Law and Test Results for Probabilistic Modeling by Ali Inceefe, Tourney Consulting Group
• Stadium Calculations by Richard Cantin, SIMCO Technologies, Inc.
• Panel Discussion: speakers include, Neal Berke, Tourney Consulting Group, LLC; Jose Pacheco, MJ2 Consulting; Brad Pease, COWI North America; Marwa Abdelrahman, WJE; Ali Inceefe, Tourney Consulting Group; Richard Cantin, SIMCO Technologies, Inc.

1. Analyze how aging factors influence long-term durability predictions in concrete structures.
2. Develop strategies to model and modify the aging factor to reflect real-world conditions.
3. Discuss the implications of using different supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and the importance of making conservative assumptions about aging factors to ensure reliable service life predictions in various concrete applications.
4. Compare and utilize different modeling software tools to predict chloride penetration and service life.

Study the materials included in this module. Then, complete and pass the corresponding 10-question quiz with a score of 80% or higher to receive a certificate for 0.15 CEU (1.5 PDH).
Continuing Education Credit: 0.15 CEU (1.5 PDH)
Approved AIA and ICC
Access Period: 30 days