Please join us for the first meeting of 2025.  Trey Hamilton will be speaking on Durability and how we measure it.  There will be a random drawing during the meeting for one-year free digital subscription or membership. 

This presentation will discuss the importance of durability and current test methods. Topics covered in this presentation include:

•How to define durability

•Where to find durability requirements and guidance

•Commonly used durability tests for freeze-thaw and alkali-aggregate reactivity

Trey Hamilton, PE, PhD, FACI is a Senior Engineer at the American Concrete Institute.  His role is to provide technical and administrative support to ACI's technical committees and to assist with the development of technical resources, educational programs, and the adoption of its consensus-based standards.  He has 37 years of experience in structural engineering research, practice, and teaching.  For the past 30 years he has been conducting applied research and teaching with a focus on structural concrete and masonry.  Prior to entering academe, he was in private practice as a design engineer for 7 years designing commercial and institutional buildings as well as municipal and industrial facilities.  Hamilton is past chair of ACI Technical Activities Committee and ACI Committee 423 Prestressed Concrete.  He was elected to fellow of both the American Concrete Institute and Post-Tensioning Institute.  He is a registered professional engineer in Florida and Wyoming and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida.