ACI Central Texas Chapter

🚧 Upcoming Chapter Meeting – Thursday, February 12th 🚧

We’re excited to host the American Concrete Institute's Gregory Zeisler, P.E. for an informative presentation entitled, “Specifications for Structural Concrete.”

During the meeting, Greg will hold a random drawing for one-year free digital subscription or membership to ACI, a $249 - $859 value!

📌 Presentation Overview
Greg will cover how to properly use reference specifications to enhance project specifications and minimize the amount of specification editing required for a project. Significant changes and updates to ACI 301 that help specifiers and contractors place more durable and resilient concrete structures will also be presented. These changes not only address some new issues, such as changes in minimum cementitious content, but also coordinate ACI 301-20 with the requirement of ACI 318-19.

Topics covered in this presentation include:
▪️ What are ACI specifications
▪️ Common features of ACI specifications, using ACI 301
▪️ Summary of the ACI 301 checklists
▪️ Important upgrades in ACI 301-20

👤 About the Speaker
Gregory Zeisler, PE, is an Engineer with American Concrete Institute and has been with the organization since 2009. He works with several technical committees as staff liaison, including ACI 318, and is the secretary for the ACI 318 code committee. Greg has several years of structural design experience in parking and retail facilities, working previously as a Structural Engineer with Durrant. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and his MS in Civil Engineering from Purdue University; he is a licensed professional engineer in Indiana and Wisconsin.

📅 Date: Thursday, February 12th
🕚 Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Casa Chapala

✨ Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and hear directly from one of ACI national's experienced members and learn about important changes to specifications and the code.

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Joe Dan Johnson. He passed peacefully in evening of May 7, 2024, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Joe Dan was a pillar of the concrete industry in Central Texas and a core member of the Central Texas Chapter ACI. He selflessly dedicated his time, energy, and knowledge to the promotion and use of concrete in the area. He is known not only in Central Texas, but in all areas of the state as well as several areas of the country. He spent the last 18 years in the Austin area as a Senior Sales Representative for Sika Corporation. Joe Dan will be remembered for his generosity, his humor, and his love for people, even if he only met them a few times. We all know him as a concrete guru; however, he was also a loving husband to his wife of 26 years, Dana, and a proud father to their daughter Jody. He was a trusted advisor and a mentor to many individuals along the way in his career. He was also a true friend to anyone that had the pleasure of knowing him.

Please join us in sending his family condolences and prayers as they navigate this difficult time.

Details of his arrangements will be forthcoming.

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