Cement & Concrete Products Industry of Hawaii
ACI 318-14: Reorganized for Design Building Code Seminar
Seminar Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (Registration from 7:30 am)
Location: Honolulu Country Club, Moanalua/Salt Lake
ONE DAY, Attendees receive 0.7 CEUs or 7 LUs, worth 7 PDHs
Program Content:
The philosophy behind the new organizational structure will be demonstrated through a thorough review of the
Code’s outline and provisions in the major chapters to give attendees new insight into the background behind the
new organizational structure and how the new organization makes it easier to find needed requirements.
All major technical changes and new provisions will be highlighted to keep Code users up-to-date with the latest
requirements. In addition, reorganization has collected all construction related requirements into a single chapter.
The responsibility of the licensed design professional to include this information in contract documents, as it relates
to a particular project, will be explained.
Specific topics covered during the seminar include:
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overall organizational philosophy of the new code;
scope, hierarchy, interpretation, and types of ACI documents;
NEW requirements for structural systems, loads, and analysis including the relationship between the
structural systems chapter and the rest of the document;
 one-way slab requirements, with an emphasis on explaining the use of reference chapters throughout each
member chapter of the code;
 beam requirements, with an emphasis on how unique requirements are handled;
 two-way slab requirements, including an overview of provisions related to non-participating members of
structures in seismic design categories D, E and F;
 column requirements, including seismic detailing specific to each seismic design category;
 wall requirements, including boundary element provisions;
 NEW requirements for the design and detailing of diaphragms;
 an explanation of the seismic requirements related to each member type;
 a brief overview of the provisions related to the design of foundations and plain concrete;
 provisions covering the joints and connections between members;
 organization of chapters covering material requirements for steel and concrete;
 an overview of requirements pertaining to strut-and-tie models; and
 responsibilities of the licensed design professional regarding information provided in construction
documents.
Who should attend?
Structural engineers, specifiers, building officials, contractors, architects, and inspectors interested in keeping up with the
latest information in concrete design and construction.
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Featured Instructors
Lawrence C. Novak, SE, SECB, LEED® AP, Director of Engineered Buildings, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL.
Novak has more than 20 years of experience as a structural engineer on high-rise, mid-rise and special use structures throughout the
world, including seismic regions. He is the Director of Engineered Buildings with the Portland Cement Association. Prior to joining
the PCA, he was an Associate Partner with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill where he recently served as the lead structural engineer for
the Burj Dubai Tower, the world’s tallest building. Novak serves on several technical structural committees and is an active member
of the American Concrete Institute including ACI 318 Code Subcommittee E, ACI 445 on Shear and Torsion, ACI 445-A on Strut and
Tie Modeling, ACI 209 on Creep and Shrinkage and ACI 130 on Sustainability of Concrete. He is an active member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois and he has served on the Board of Directors of several
engineering organizations including SEAOI, TCA and the Illinois Engineering Hall of Fame. He has co-authored numerous
publications on structural engineering and is the recipient of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois’ Meritorious Publication
Award for both 2001 and 2008, the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations’ Outstanding Structural Engineering
Publication Award for 2001 and the United Kingdom’s Oscar Faber Award for 2002. In addition to being a Licensed Structural
Engineer, Mr. Novak is a LEED® Accredited Professional and a Certified Structural Peer Reviewer.
Robert M. Howell, joined ACI as Professional Development Program Engineer in 2014. Previously he was a Lead Structural
Engineer at IBI Group/Giffels LLC formerly Giffels Associates, Inc. Howell has 26 years of structural design experience in health
care, industrial, research, power plant, educational, and commercial facilities. He also has 7 years of experience as an Owner’s
Representative Project Structural Engineer with GM Worldwide Facilities Group. Howell received his BS in civil engineering from
Wayne State University and his MBA in supply chain management from Michigan State University. Howell is a licensed professional
engineer in the state of Michigan and is a LEED Green Associate.
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Special Publication Purchase:
(Limited supply, to be delivered at the seminar)
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SEAOH or CCPI Members or Gov’t agencies…… $ 160 /person
UH Students ……………… $ 50 /person
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Please remit registration and check payment (prior to August 31, 2015) to:
CCPI, 2153 N. King St. #327, Honolulu, HI 96819.
Phone: 848-7100 Fax: 848-2626
(Sorry, no refund for cancellation after September 1st; Substitution allowed)
MAHALO!
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