2008 Fall Short Course School
November 3-5, 2008 • Hyatt Regency • Savannah, GA

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PROGRAM DETAILS

Welcome aboard! Join us at the 2008 Fall Short Course School to learn more about concrete pipe and experience the charm of beautiful Savannah. This informative two-day educational event is presented annually by the American Concrete Pipe Association. You will learn about the design, specification and utilization of piping products for sanitary and storm sewers and culverts. As an added bonus, you will have many opportunities to network with peers and industry professionals.  Learn from the experts in the industry who will offer you a variety of courses from three different tracks – Basic Engineering, Advanced Engineering and Management. Presenters include association members, state and region concrete pipe association executives. Industry experts bring their personal knowledge and practical experience to each session.  Be prepared to learn more, while experiencing the history, arts, gardens, dining, and haunts that Savannah has to offer. It will be smooth sailing by taking back and using what you have learned. Mark you calendars to attend and Don’t Miss the Boat!

Benefits:

• gain knowledge from industry experts
• network with peers and industry professionals
• interact with small group sessions
• select from a variety of courses in three different tracks
• receive continuing education credits

Who should attend:

Engineers, consultants, designers, specifiers, and sales, marketing, and management professionals of pipe products for sanitary sewer, storm drain and culvert applications.

Continuing Education:

You can receive Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to help fulfill professional requirements.

• Day 1: 2.5 PDH / .31 CEU hours if attend all sessions **
• Day 2: 6 PDH / .75 CEU hours if attend all sessions **
• Day 3: 4.5 PDH / .56 CEU hours if attend all session (MEMBERS ONLY)

** Florida Engineers: Attention Florida Professional Engineers – Earn up to 8.5 PDHs of technical credit.  ACPA is an approved FBPE provider #0004461.

** North Carolina Engineers: Earn up to 8.5 PDHs of technical credit.   ACPA is an approved Sponsor for Continuing Professional Competency in North Carolina, Sponsor ID # S-0411

Registration and costs:

Space is limited; early registration closes October 15, 2008. Costs include course materials, group functions, Continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments. Each attendee is responsible for his/her own hotel and travel accommodations.

A handling fee of $35.00 will be charged for cancellations made after October 17, 2008. We are unable to offer refunds after this date. Please complete one form per person. Confirmation of registration will be sent upon receipt of payment.

Hotel Information:

Hyatt Regency Savannah
Two West Bay Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401
912-238-1234

ACPA has a rate of $179.00 at Hyatt Regency. To make your hotel reservations, contact the hotel and let them know you are an ACPA Fall Short Course School attendee. Room reservations must be made before October 10, 2008 to guarantee space. All reservations made after the deadline will be accepted on a space and rate available basis.

Travel Information:

Transportation to and from the Airport
Chatham Area Transit (CAT)
(912) 233-5767
www.catchacat.org
Advanced notification requested.

Car Rental Discount
We have arranged a group discount with AVIS for your rental car needs. Our AVIS Worldwide Discount number is D005028. Contact AVIS directly at (800) 228-4341.

Air Transportation Discount
American Airlines is the official carrier of ACPA’s Fall SCS. Our discount code is A95N8AM. Fares will be discounted 5-10% when you call (800) 433-1790.

Monday, November 3

Registration begins at 9:00 AM and will remain open until 5:00 PM.

Opening Comments:

The training will be kicked off at 1:00 PM by the American Concrete Pipe Association Chairman of the Board, Bill Washabaugh, Northern Concrete Pipe and ACPA President, Matt Childs.

Rigid vs. Flexible

Few issues have dominated our industry as much as the difference between rigid and flexible storm water pipeline systems. Amid an environment of conflicting claims, it seems that specifiers, installers, rule makers and owners are more often confused than informed. Learn the very real distinctions between rigid and flexible pipeline materials and the uniquely particular ways that rigid and flexible systems must be designed, installed, and inspected.

Track I (Basic Engineering):
Hydraulics

The hydraulic design of a drainage system can affect the overall cost of a pipe project. Pipe material cost is directly related to the size of the pipe, which is directly related to the hydraulic efficiency assigned to the pipe. Design engineers will learn how to select the proper size drainage pipe for a specific culvert or sewer application by applying appropriate Manning’s n values for the in-service condition of the pipe.

Track II (Advanced Engineering):
Precast Box Design and Application

Learn about the attributes of precast boxes and their numerous applications. Examine the most updated precast box culvert ASTM specifications and be introduced to BOXCAR software as a design tool. Find out how precast boxes are manufactured and installed. Discover the numerous benefits of “square pipe”!

Track III (Management)
Networking

Networking is more than throwing business cards like you are dealing black jack. Learn how to create a positive lasting impression. Brush up on your socializing techniques and learn how to maximize your opportunities – no matter how trivial or rushed they seem.

Rollin’ on the River Welcome Reception:

All aboard - Join us on the Georgia Queen dinner cruise as we experience the beauty of Savannah, while enjoying Southern cooking and music. Take this opportunity to network with other engineers and industry professionals. The boat begins boarding at 6:00 PM. Join us for the 3-hour tour.

Tuesday, November 4

Registration begins at 7:00 AM and will remain open until 3:00 PM. A complementary Continental breakfast and lunch will be served. We will begin a full day of courses at 8:30 AM. A general session to wrap up the training will be held at the end of the day along with closing comments and prize drawings. Be sure to complete your evaluation to enter into the prize drawings.

Track I (Basic Engineering):
Reinforced Concrete Pipe 101

This course covers the following: Concrete pipe manufacturing methods, basic pipe terminology, pipe joints including types and stan-dads, testing – field and plant, and manholes – joints, testing, sizing and flotation.

Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)

What is Life Cycle Cost Analysis? Why is it important to DOT’s, and Municipalities? Drainage pipe cannot be installed and forgotten, since it is critical to America’s infrastructure. Not all drainage products function for the same period of time and funds need to be allocated for replacement cost of failed infrastructure. The question is how much money since not all Life Cycle Cost Analysis are the same? Did you know that ASTM has different life cycle cost analysis standads for RCP, HDPE and CMP? To determine the most economical choice, the principals of economics must be applied through LCCA.

Concrete Pipe and Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development (SD) is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. SD is based on economic growth, environmental balance and social progress. Considering the production of concrete pipe, economic growth considers availability of resources and costs of production, the energy footprint, and life cycle analysis. Environmental balance requires preservation of the natural environment and minimization of the ecological footprint of mankind, production of concrete pipe with recycled materials, and C02 emissions in the production of cement. Social progress deals with health and quality of life, working conditions, community involve-met of pipe producers, continuing education, government relations, and protection of heritage and culture. Unless these three pillars of sustainable development are present when products are declared to be sustainable, is the product truly sustainable?

LEED

It seems that the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System has gone from green speak to main street, as more states and cities are pushing projects to be LEED certified. As environmental building practices are increasingly being integrated into the design process for projects, the designers, contractors and manufacturers need to have an understanding on how their choice of materials can affect the environmental footprint of the project. While more and more people know about the LEED rating system, how many people really know what it does and how a project gets LEED points? This session will provide an overview of the LEED rating system, LEED credit categories and how reinforced concrete pipe used on projects can help the project get LEED points.

The “Belt and Suspenders” - Good Specifications

Specifications are the “belt and suspenders” of a project. They direct the schedule and quality of work, expected performance levels and indirectly stipulate the project design life by the materials specified. Not having the needed “belt and suspenders” leaves every party open to increased liability, costly repairs or failure. Therefore, it is important to have an understanding and insight into the specification with regard to design, construction and inspection. This presentation focuses upon those elements that make up a “Good Pipe Specification” to ensure that expected performance levels are met.

Track II (Advanced Engineering):
Jack It Up - Jacking RCP

With its high compressive strength, and large surface contact area, concrete pipe is an ideal pipe for jacking applications. In addition to getting an overview of the benefits of using concrete pipe for jacking purposes, this session will review the design of concrete pipe for both the transverse soil loads and axial jacking loads applied to it. A review of these concepts using both the indirect and direct design methods will be covered.

H2S - Reinforced Concrete Pipe on Trial (2 hours)

Reinforced concrete pipe is often attacked by competitors on its joints, the performance of liners used for precast and cast-in-place pipe and unfortunately, past history of failed, unprotected reinforced concrete pipe in sanitary use. Observe a mock trial where Rein-forced Concrete Pipe (RCP) has been accused of being unfit for use in sanitary sewer applications. The three cases presented will be about joints, liners and admixtures. RCP has been charged with having leaking joints and is allegedly too difficult to be protected from Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) corrosion attack. Court discussions will also include how Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is generated in sanitary sewers, what types of joints and gaskets are available, discussion on the various types of liners that are available, and what types of admixtures are currently being used in concrete pipe to fend off sulfuric acid attack.

Going down the drain! – Storm Water Detention & Retention

The storm water detention and retention market has typically been dominated by materials other that Precast Concrete pipe and products. These systems are rarely seen on municipal projects, but instead are almost always used on private commercial development, where the bottom line dollar drives decision makers. This session will discuss how the storm water detention and retention market holds significant potential for the RCP and Precast industry and how the industry can offer a superior and more economical product.

Case Studies: Stamford Urban Transitway and Star Inter-national Academy

The Stamford Urban Transitway is a high performance mile-long roadway project in Stamford, Connecticut. When the project was initially bid in March 2007 the only bidder on the project was $7 million over the $16 million budget. In a value engineering effort the designing engineer was requested by the City of Stamford to change storm sewer piping products from RCP to HDPE conduit in sizes 36-inches in diameter and smaller. This case study will highlight the events leading up to the issue of an addendum removing all HDPE from the project, replacing it with RCP, as originally specified.Star International Academy in Michigan underwent extensive renovations in 2007. There were two large reinforced concrete pipe storm water detention systems installed under a parking lot used by students and faculty at the Academy. Learn how concrete pipe became the product of choice due to an accelerated construction schedule, limited space for construction of the system and the need for a high quality product.

Track III (Management):
Managing Change Effectively

Do you want to be more comfortable with change? Do you want to manage the phases of change effectively? Do you want to help your team transition smoothly? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this workshop is for you. This interactive session will consist of games, discussion and exercises.The program will focus on how to manage change effectively. By the end of the program, you will be able to understand: 1) The kinds of changes that you have experienced and your comfort level with change 2) Seven dynamics of change 3) The phases of a transition and what occurs in each phase 4) An increased awareness of the change’s impact, and 5) The opportunities available from a specific change. You will leave with a personal action plan.

Presentations that Pop!

Tired of hearing presentations that drone on and on or presenters that just read the PowerPoint slides? Learn various techniques to pep up your presentation. Learn how to increase your public speaking skill set and bolster your PowerPoint repertoire.

Being Powerful without Being Pushy

Do you feel that you are using your power to support your goals? Do you give up your power in certain situations? Do you say yes when you want to say no? This session, based on Mary Ann Masur’s published chapter on people and power in the book, Inspiration to Realization: Real Women Reveal Proven Strategies for Personal, Business, Financial and Spiritual Fulfillment, Volume III, will look at what power means, who has it, why is it important, five ways people give it up and how to use it effectively. We will explore how to stand in your power to maximize your success.

Your Personality at Work (2 hours)

The good, the bad, and the ugly – your personality test results. We all have taken personality indicators. Take this one and learn more about yourself. Learn how to take the results back to work and use them to make you a better engineer, manager, sales person, co-worker or even just a better you.

General Session
Post Installation Video Inspection of RCP – Clear Specifications, Training, and Preparation are Required

This cutting edge technology of post installation can cut both ways if the reviewing authority lacks proper training and preparation! This presentation will review current video inspection technology and discuss proper interpretation of Video Data with respect to commonly misunderstood issues including cracks and joint tightness. We will review what DOTs are saying in their Post Installation Specifications and make suggestions of what key components should be included in good post installation specifications for all piping products. We will complete our discussion with what appears to be the most common pit fall with current video inspection requirements – the lack of train-in and understanding of the reviewing authority.

Closing Comments

We welcome your feedback so we can continue to provide you with training that meets your needs. Be sure to turn in your evaluation form for Day 1 and Day 2 to enter into drawings for prizes, which will be given away at the closing session. 1st – PS portable2nd – IPOD3rd – digital photo frame

Wednesday, November 5
FOR MEMBERS ONLY

A complimentary Continental breakfast will be served. We will begin classes at 8:00 AM and wrap up at 12:30 PM.

The Importance of Branding and Having a Plan

What is branding? Why is it important? In this session, learn all about branding and what it means to you. Hear about the ACPA branding strategy for concrete pipe and how you can use this information and to incorporate the materials and messaging that has been developed into your own materials to present a powerful, consistent message to decision makers. To be successful in sales, you must have a plan. Learn why a marketing plan is important, the structure involved in developing your own marketing plan, the Situational Analysis including the SWOT analysis. You will receive a marketing plan template that you can use to develop your own plan.

SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats)

The SWOT analysis is often the result of a group planning session and is a summary of the information gathered in the situation analysis to develop a marketing plan. In the next 5 sessions, you will learn from your peers, who have worked together to provide you with an in-depth SWOT analysis for Metal, HDPE, PVC, and FRP, as well as for RCP. You can use this information to develop or enhance your own plan. Each competitive session will last 30 minutes and the RCP session will be slightly over 1 hour.

Closing Comments

We welcome your feedback so we can continue to provide you with training that meets your needs. Please complete the evaluation form for Day 3 and return it before you leave.

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