Description

Ready for a free master class on post-tensioned (PT) concrete? Today, Michael Hopper, P.E., an Associate Partner at LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, elaborates on his professional experience designing award-winning post-tensioned concrete structures to teach you everything about it.

Tune in to Learn:

• What prestressed concrete is and what makes it different from other structural systems
• Why pre-tensioned and post-tensioned concrete are both "prestressed concrete"
• Common applications of pre-tensioned and post-tensioned concrete
• How pre-tensioning and post-tensioning are achieved
• The structural and construction benefits of using post-tensioned concrete
• How void formers and post-tensioning can reduce construction effort and cost
• How post-tensioned concrete can help you reduce your building skin costs
• One aspect contributing more to global warming than concrete — and how PT can help
• When to use grouted and ungrouted post-tension systems
• What's the SE 2050 Commitment for structural engineering firms?
• Michael’s #1 advice for young engineers just getting started

Out Partners:

Built Bar - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/built

School of PE - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/sope



Resources Mentioned:

Michael Hopper, PE - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hopper-p-e-7b5aa398

LERA Consulting Structural Engineers - https://www.lera.com

Columbia Uni Medical Center - https://www.lera.com/medical-education-building-columbia-uni

David Rubenstein Forum - https://www.lera.com/rubenstein-forum

Novartis Radiation Oncology Research Office Building - https://www.lera.com/novartis

ACI - https://www.concrete.org

ASCE - https://www.asce.org

Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) - https://www.asce.org/sei

SE 2050 Commitment - https://se2050.org

Penn State University - https://www.psu.edu