On February 20th, I had the opportunity to attend Concrete Day 2020 as part of the American Concrete Institute Student Chapter at Auburn University. The keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Randall Poston, who is the current President of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and Senior Principle with Pivot Engineers in Austin, TX. Dr. Poston’s topic revolved around the evaluation and repair of concrete structures and featured a few projects he and his company have worked on recently. Dr. Poston also referenced ACI’s 562 and the repair procedures contained within. I had an opportunity to speak with Dr.Poston about PCI and ACI joint efforts at creating a code for precast prestressed concrete and he was highly encouraged at recent collaborations between the two institutes. 

During my visit, I had the opportunity to speak with a number of students to gauge their knowledge of precast concrete products. They exhibited knowledge and interest in all precast has to offer. Keep spreading the word Dr. Barnes!