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Iowa Better Concrete Conference

This annual event is traditionally held during the second week of November at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, with morning keynote speakers followed by concurrent afternoon sessions focused on issues relevant to Iowa projects. The annual Iowa Excellence in Concrete Awards from the Iowa Chapter of the American Concrete Institute are presented at the luncheon.

The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) organizes the Iowa Better Concrete Conference through sponsorship by the Iowa chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI); the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT); the Iowa Concrete Paving Association (ICPA); the Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA); the Portland Cement Association (PCA); and Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE).

 

 

 

Held November 9, 2023 in Ames. | Event Page

Concrete Construction Case Study: Georgia Warehouse Conversion
Pat Boeshart, Liteform; Todd Gailey, Boost Transport; and Marcus Goss, Goss Foundations

Past and Future of Artificial Intelligence and Concrete Design and Construction
Halil Ceylan, Iowa State University

An Overview of Curing Methods and Approaches
Peter Taylor, CP Tech Center, Iowa State University

Measuring and Monitoring Curing
John Kevern, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Troubleshooting Inadequately Cured Concrete: Why Did My Concrete Scale?
Gerard Moulzolf, American Engineering Testing

Microspheres as Air Replacement and Carbon Reduction
Tara Cavalline, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Materials and Mixtures for Low Carbon Concrete Construction
Larry Sutter, Sutter Engineering, LLC

Cold Weather Concrete Construction
Jim Baty, Concrete Foundations Association / Sauter, Baty & Bloomquist

A Pictorial Look at Causes and Effects of Concrete Imperfections
Steve Mallicoat, Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association

3D Model Viewers in Construction: Current Practice and Emerging Trends
Roy Sturgill, Iowa State University

3D Printing of Geopolymer Composites: Materials, Properties, and Potential Applications
Kejin Wang and Oguzhan Sahin, Iowa State University

We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us
Todd Sirotiak, Diversified Construction Services

Type IL Cements and Adjustments to the Construction Process
Matt Sheehan, Concrete & Construction Consultants

Held November 9, 2022 in Ames. | Event Page

An Economic Forecast for Concrete Construction
David Zwicke, Portland Cement Association

State of the Iowa Concrete Industry Address
Greg Mulder, ICPA/IRMCA  

QC/QA for Concrete: A Changing World
Gordon Smith, CP Tech Center

Engineers: Our Own Worst Enemy
Sybil Ferrier
, Construction Materials Testing (CMT)

Internal Curing of UHPC Using Natural Zeolite
Maziar Kazemian

Identifying Concrete Plant Mixing Procedures for Electrically Conductive Concrete for the Iowa City Bus Stop Enhancement Project
Md Lutfor Rahman

Field Instrumentation for Load-Induced Fatigue Damage of Concrete Pavement Systems Under Superloads
Yongsung Koh

Concrete Mixture Design 
Peter Taylor
, CP Tech Center

Best Construction and Maintenance Practice for Long-Term Durability
Dan King, CP Tech Center

Connecting Durability and Sustainability
Peter Taylor
, CP Tech Center

New Trends in Concrete Structures
Dr. Behrouz Shafei
, ISU Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering

Alternatives for Steel Reinforcement
Casey Mattson, Owens Corning

Alternative Dowel Systems for Warehouse and Industrial Parking Lot Applications
Scott Tarr
, North Starr Concrete

ISU Pedestrian Bridge
Jason Knipp
, Henkel Construction, and  Anthony Samuelson, Raker Rhodes Engineering

Held November 10, 2021 in Ames. | Event Page

ACI Banquet: Developing a Carbon Neutral Future
James Baty, Concrete Foundations Association

Precast Concrete for Turbines
Doug Krause, RUTE Foundation Systems

Des Moines Courthouse
Ryan Companies Team, Brad Thomason, Ron Embrey, T. J. Meyerholz, Jordan Stokes, and Lauren Bockholt

I74 Bridge
Griffin Hahn, Hahn Ready Mix
Curtis Carter,
Iowa DOT

28th Annual Excellence in Concrete Awards
Steve Mallicoat, IRMCA/ICPA

Portland Limestone Cement (PLC)
Nicolas Marks, Continental Cement

Alternatives to Fly Ash
John Ward, ACAA

CarbonCure
Sean Monkman, CarbonCure Technologies

Trade Schools
Russ Horner, Croell, Inc.

Pre-Pour Planning
Jordan Stokes and Chris Lutheran, Ryan Companies

ABC/UHPC
Philippe Kalmogo, ISU CCEE Department

Decorative Concrete Update
Rich Cofoid, Fenix Group

ACI 332 Residential Code
James Baty, Concrete Foundations Association

ACI 330 Parking Lots
Steve Mallicoat, IRMCA/ICPA

Non-Steel Reinforcements
Max Porter, Emeritus Faculty – ISU CCEE Department

SCC Testing / Formwork
Eric Peterson, Webcor Concrete

Sealers
John Kevern, University of Missouri – Kansas City

Held virtually between November 4 and December 16, 2020. Presentations from the 2020 conference can be watched here. | Event Page

The New ACI 301-20
Michelle Wilson, FACI, Portland Cement Association

Wet-Weather Strategies for Handling Concrete Placements Exposed To Rain
Ron Kozikowski, P.E., North Starr Concrete Consulting

27th Annual Iowa Chapter ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards
Steve Mallicoat, P.E., Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Jerod Gross, P.E., LEED® AP, American Concrete Institute (Iowa Chapter)

The Future of Fly Ash: Dystopia or Hysteria?
Larry Sutter, Ph.D., P.E., FASTM, FACI, Michigan Technological University

A Scale of Two Cities
Dan Goldsworth, Ryan Companies
Mark Stinocher, Ryan Companies
Jordan Stokes, Ryan Companies
Nick Aldrich, Ryan Companies

Held November 14, 2019 in Ames. | Event Page

A World of Concrete Pavements
Michael Ayers, Ph.D., Global Pavement Consultants, Inc.

Held November 17, 2021 in Ames. | Event Page

National Veterans Memorial and Museum Construction Challenges
Michael Schneider, Baker Concrete Construction

History of the Slipform Paver: Developed in Iowa
Todd Hanson, P.E., Iowa DOT

Innovative Concrete Technologies: University of Iowa Visual Arts Building (PDF not available)
Steve Heyne, Miron Construction

26th Annual American Concrete Institute (ACI) Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards
Michael Schneider, Baker Concrete Construction

Concrete Durability: Overview of the Ongoing Research at the CP Tech Center
Seyedhamed Sadati, Ph.D., CP Tech Center
Peter Taylor, Ph.D., P.E.

Digital Design and Inspection of Concrete Pavements
Gabe Nelson, P.E., Snyder & Associates

Opportunities for Concrete, Buildings, and Pavements to Contribute to Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
Jeremy Gregory, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Concrete Sustainability Hub

Manufactured Sand: Impacts on Concrete Pavement Design Inputs, Construction, and Predicted Performance
Tara Cavalline, Ph.D., P.E., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Characterization of Cement Paste Structures Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing (PDF not available)
Scott Jones, Ph.D., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Integration of Noncontact Ultrasonic and Computer Vision for Setting Time and Saw Cut Timing
Quang Tran, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeffery Roesler, Ph.D., P.E.

Mitigating Deicer Damage with Colloidal-Silica-Enhanced Concrete
David Harris, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, F.SEI,
Intelligent Concrete, LLC

Guidance for Increasing the Use of Recycled Concrete Pavement Materials
Tara Cavalline, Ph.D., P.E., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Mark B. Snyder, Ph.D., P.E., Pavement Engineering and Research Consultants (PERC)
Tom Cackler, P.E., Woodland Consulting
Peter Taylor, Ph.D., P.E., CP Tech Center

Held November 8, 2018 in Ames. | Event Page

Concrete and Masonry, A Historical Perspective (PDF not available)
Mark Lukkarila, Beton Consulting Engineers

Protecting Bridge Decks with Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)
Sri Sritharan, Ph.D., Iowa State University

Large Job Logistics: Fiber-Reinforced (FRC) Floor Slabs
Brian Doser, Absolute Concrete Construction, Inc.

Iowa: A Tilt-Up State
James Baty, FACI, Tilt-Up Concrete Association

Soil Cement Stabilization
Sybil Ferrier, P.E., Construction Materials Testing

Silica: OSHA Regulatory Update
Alma Marquez, Iowa Workforce Development
Joanna Wilson

Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs): Where We Are and Where We Are Going
Larry Sutter, Ph.D., P.E., FASTM, FACI, Michigan Technological University

Internal Curing in Pavements
Peter Taylor, Ph.D., P.E., CP Tech Center
Halil Ceylan, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Yang Zhang
Amin Daghighi

Improving the Long-Term Performance of Concrete Bridge Decks Using Deck and Crack Sealers
Karim Mostafa, University of Nevada, Reno
David Sanders, Ph.D., Iowa State University

Cold Weather Concrete (PDF not available)
Kevin MacDonald, Beton Consulting Engineers

Making the Jump from Flatwork to Vertical (PDF not available)
Cliff Plymesser, EFCO

You Didn’t Get a Perfect Wall Finish—Whose Fault Was It?
David Fowler, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin (retired)

Dowel Optimization through Engineering: Plate Dowels
Nicole Dufalla, P.E., PNA Construction Technologies

Unmanned Aerial System – Benefits of Eyes in the Sky (PDF not available)
Katelyn Freeseman, Ph.D., Bridge Engineering Center (Iowa State University)

Clive Pavement Management Study
Larry Stevens, P.E., HR Green

I-74 Concrete Drilled Shaft Installation: Quality Control Lessons Learned
Travis Konda, Ph.D. P.E., S.E., HNTB

Krause Gateway Center (Kum & Go Headquarters)
Nick Aldrich, Ryan Construction
Jordan Stokes

CSI: Concrete Scene Investigation (What a Petrographer Can Determine about Your Concrete)
Bobby Bullard, Ash Grove Cement

I-74 Corridor in the Quad Cities: Concrete Applications, Delivery, and Placement
Diane Campione, P.E., S.E., Alfred Benesch and Company

Electrically Conductive Concrete Heated Airport Pavement System at Des Moines International Airport: Design, Construction, and Performance
Halil Ceylan, Ph.D., Iowa State University

Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC): Bridging Research and Practice
Matthew D’Ambrosia, Ph.D., P.E., MJ2 Consulting, PLLC

Modern-Day Admixtures
Russ Horner, Croell Redi-Mix

Structural Rehabilitation of Buildings
Satish Jain, Iowa State University

Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)
Brian Keierleber, Buchanan County
Alex Davis

Slipform Tilt Slab (STS) Paving: A Solution Presented for the Border Wall
Drew Manatt, P.E.

A Presentation to Blow You Away: Wind Turbine Foundations
Kirk B. Morgan, P.E., P.Eng., Barr Engineering Co.

Aggregate Reactivity in Concrete
Gerard Moulzolf, P.G., American Engineering Testing, Inc.

Driveways: What to Expect, What to Require
Tim Janssen, Central Iowa Ready Mix, Inc.
Steve Mallicoat, P.E., IRMCA/ICPA
Tim Ruth, McCreedy Ruth Construction Company

Concrete Moisture and pH Testing: What Are We Measuring?
Scott M. Tarr, P.E., FACI, North S.Tarr Concrete Consulting, P.C.

Internally Curing Concrete
Peter Taylor, Ph.D., P.E., CP Tech Center
Payam Vosoughi

Why Rheology Is Important for Shotcrete and How It Can Be Improved
Ezgi Yurdakul, Ph.D., GCP Applied Technology

Responsibility for Concrete Construction: ACI 132
Kevin A. MacDonald, Ph.D., P.E., FACI, Beton Consulting Engineers
ACI Chapter Meeting presentation

Design and Construction: Tallest Wind Turbine Tower in the U.S.
Matt Chase, Wind Tower Technologies
Steven McRory, Siemens Energy, Inc.

Hancher Auditorium Replacement Facilité at the University of Iowa (PDF not available)
Chris Hart, Thornton Tomasetti

Eastern European Concrete: Sorta Kinda the Same (PDF not available)
Larry Taber, Black & Veatch

The Pentagon and an Ancient Mystery: Rebuild Following 9/11
Scott Wolter, P.G., American Petrographic Services, Inc.

Project Alluvion Updates
Jeremy Huntsman, P.E., HR Green

Concrete Mixture and Specifications
Kevin A. MacDonald, Ph.D., P.E., FACI, Beton Consulting Engineers

Concrete under a Nanoscope: Mechano-Chemical Activation of Fly-Ash/Nanoparticle Blends in Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC)
Konstantin Sobolev, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Concrete Pressure in Formwork
Martin Howes, EFCO

Bridge Deck Curing Systems
Tyler Ley, P.E., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Amir Hajibabaee
Mehdi Khanzadeh
Jacob Peery
Jake LeFlore
Travis Ebisch

A Contractor’s Point of View: Super Flat Floors
Kurt Norland, Jensen Builders

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