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ACI Intermountain Chapter
November Lunch Seminar
at Scheels
The Insanity Behind Combining Aggregates Using the Tarantula Curve
Featured Speaker:
LUNCHEON SPONSORSHIP

$500
Now available...Exclusive opportunity to meet membership. One sponsorship available per luncheon.

  • Display table available adjacent to meeting room
  • Five minutes to address members prior to luncheon presentation

DATE:
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
TIME:
11:30..........Check-in/Lunch Served
12:00-1:00..Presentation


COST:
Early Registration by
Thursday, November 3rd
$25...Members
$30...Non-Members
$10.....Students

Late Registration after
Thursday, November 3rd
$30...Members
$35...Non-Members
$15...Students

Lunch included with registration

LOCATION:
Scheels
11282 S. State St.
Sandy, Utah 84070
Training Room
Level 2 northwest corner

EDUCATION HOURS:
1 PDH
1 Core Contractor CEU
1 ICC Hour

Dr. Marllon “Dan” Cook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Construction Engineering Technology (CET)
Oklahoma State University
Please join us and learn the following on use of the Tarantula Curve:

  • Overview of traditional mixture design methods such as ACI 211
  • Highlight common workability issues associated with aggregate gradations
  • Illustrate the three key components of the Tarantula Curve, as shown in the future publication of ACI 211-I, “Assessing Aggregate Grading”
  • Demonstrate how to use ASTM C33 gradations in a concrete mixture design
  • Helpful suggestions for concrete mixture design submittals with combined gradation plots

Dr. Dan Cook is a 4th generation concrete finisher and obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He grew up working for his family-owned concrete construction company starting as a laborer and working through the positions of finisher, foreman, and estimator. Also, Dr. Cook was a technical service engineer for Buzzi Unicem USA and Alamo Cement Company. 

Dr. Cook is a member of ACI 211 Concrete Mixture Design, ACI 302 Construction of Floor Slabs, and ACI 309 Consolidation of Concrete. He has been a past main voting member of ASTM 04.02 “Concrete and Aggregates”. Currently, Dr. Cook is an assistant professor of practice in Construction Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University and the director of the Oklahoma DOT Training Center for materials testing & inspecting.
Tammy Meldrum | Executive Director
ACI Intermountain Chapter
PO Box 95622, South Jordan, UT 84095