Almost a third of engineers who regularly design steel to concrete connections struggle because there is no software to design the different elements of a steel to concrete connection as a whole. Engineers also complain that optimisation of the whole connection is difficult and time consuming with little time for iterations. Less than 20% said they found the baseplate rigidity difficult to check.

Fastenings technique - past, present and future

Session 1

• Development of fastening elements (cast-in and post-installed systems) since about 1900
• Influence of concrete cracking on behavior of anchors
• Development of guidelines for testing and assessment of anchors
• Development of design models
• Qualification of anchor installer
• Connections with post-installed reinforcement: Influencing factors, qualification, design
• Question and answers

Session 2 –

• Precast Concrete (Precast Concrete, a local perspective)

Session 3 -

• Fastenings technique- past, present, future
• Harmonization of design rules for  connections with post-installed reinforcing bars and fastenings with bonded anchors
• Fastenings with supplementary reinforcement under tension, shear and combined tension and shear load, tests and proposed model
• Topics to be solved in the future
• Summary

Session 4 - 

• Temporary Works of Precast Panels

Question and answers


 

Seminar Topics and Agenda

 

Registration 16:00
16:30: Session 1 – Fastenings technique- past, present Brief review of development of fastening elements (cast-in and post-installed systems) since about 1900 Influence of concrete cracking on behavior of anchors Brief review of development of guidelines for testing and assessment of anchors and of design models Qualification of anchor installer Connections with post-installed reinforcement: Influencing factors, qualification, design Question and answers	Rolf Eligehausen
18:00: Session 2 - Lifting anchors and precast concrete according to AS3850	Andreas Boomkamp
18:30  Break
18:45: Session 3 - Fastenings technique - future Harmonization of design rules for  connections with post-installed reinforcing bars and fastenings with bonded anchors Fastenings with supplementary reinforcement under tension, shear and combined tension and shear load, tests and proposed model Topics to be solved in the future Summary Question and answers	Rolf Eligehausen
19:30 -  Session 4 - Temporary Works of Precast Panels	Andrew Coumaro
20:00 Q & A Networking - Eats and drinks	All