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SpeedCore and Steel-Concrete Composite Construction: The Best of Both Worlds
Presenter: Dr. Amit H. Varma
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 | 11 a.m. - Noon (ET)
1.0 SEAMASS PDHs or 1.0 NCSEA Diamond-Certified PDHs
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This is your opportunity to experience a live webinar presentation delivered by the AISC 2021 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award winner, Dr. Amit Varma. You'll learn what he has discovered in more than 12 years of researching composite steel-concrete construction, highlighting experimental behavior, numerical modeling, and design of composite walls and the SpeedCore system for wind loading, seismic loading, and fire loading conditions.
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EVENT TIMING & REGISTRATION |
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WHEN: Thursday, September 9 | 11:00 a.m. - Noon (ET)
WHERE: Online via Zoom Webinar; Registrants receive access link upon registration
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INVESTMENT:
1.0 SEAMASS-Certified PDH: $25
1.0 NCSEA Diamond-Certified PDH: $30
BONUS: Every registrant will receive a $25 credit toward the upcoming SEAMASS half-day, steel-themed event in September.
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Can't make the LIVE webinar? Register to receive the webinar recording.
Only "live" attendees receive PDH credit.
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW:
In this presentation, Dr. Amit H. Varma, the AISC 2021 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award winner, will share what he has learned in more than 12 years of researching composite steel-concrete construction, highlighting experimental behavior, numerical modeling, and design of composite walls and the SpeedCore system for wind loading, seismic loading, and fire loading conditions.
"Amit Varma's research on SpeedCore is a game-changer for our industry," said AISC Vice President of Engineering and Research Lawrence F. Kruth, PE. "His research includes not only the seismic resistance of SpeedCore but also performance-based fire engineering; his research has demonstrated that no additional fireproofing is required for SpeedCore."
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Amit Varma, Ph.D
Professor of Civil Engineering | Purdue University
Dr. Amit Varma has dedicated his academic and professional life to the development of innovative steel-concrete composite structures for the built infrastructure including commercial, industrial, and safety-related nuclear structures. He has conducted fundamental research leading to the development of design provisions for composite members, connections, and overall structural systems subjected to extreme loading conditions including seismic, fire, blast, and impactive loading.
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Dr. Varma earned his BS in Civil Engineering from IIT-Bombay ('94), MS from Univ. of Oklahoma ('96), and Ph.D from Lehigh University ('01). He has been an academic for 20 years and at Purdue University for 16 years.
His research products are the basis of (and directly cited in) several AISC specifications (AISC 360, AISC 341, AISC N690) for the design of steel-concrete composite structures for building structures and safety-related nuclear facilities. He has won numerous awards including the AISC Milek Faculty Fellowship Award (2004), AISC Special Achievement Award (2017, 2020), and the ASCE Shortridge Hardesty Award (2019).
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Dr. Varma is Chair of AISI/AISC Task Committee 8 on Fire Design, and member of Task Committee 5 on Composite Design. He is also a member of the AISC Committee of Specifications and ASCE/SEI 7 Standard Committee. He lives in West Lafayette, Ind., with his mother, wife, and two daughters. |
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About the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award |
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Each year, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) awards the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award to recognize an outstanding lecturer and author whose technical paper or papers, published during the eligibility period, are considered an outstanding contribution to the engineering literature on fabricated structural steel.
The award is named for Theodore R. Higgins, former AISC Director of Engineering and Research, who was widely acclaimed for his many contributions to the advancement of engineering technology related to fabricated structural steel. The award honors Higgins for his innovative engineering, timely technical papers, and distinguished lectures.
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