ICRI Monthly Chapter Meeting Presents Expansion Joint Repairs at Chase Field

When
28 Sep 2016
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
Phoenix Airport Hilton 2435 South 47th St. Phoenix, AZ 85040
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10 registrants

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ICRI Member – $35.00
Non Member – $45.00

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Presented by: TJ Valdez, Sales Manager, Twenty One Tech Company

When a high profile, high visibility structure has a large scale failure, the fix must be a durable, long term solution. At Chase Field, almost every horizontal structural expansion joint in the seating area had failed and even in a stadium with a retractable roof, water is ever present. The failed joints coupled with the regular hosing down of the seating area had caused the concrete to deteriorate around the joints creating problems ranging from tripping hazards to possible structural concerns.

This presentation will cover the repair methods and materials used over the past five years at Chase Field as well as give you a peek into the solutions proposed for the repairs this coming offseason. The specific needs of the project changed from year to year and the presentation will show how the materials used had to adapt to areas that required additional fire rating, different traffic conditions, excessive movement, and tapering joint sizes, just to name a few.

Please attend to learn the behind the scenes design that went into this complex project.

Meet Your Speaker:

T.J. Valdez, CSI is the sales manager at The Twenty-One Tech Company, an independent manufacturers representation firm specializing in concrete and building envelope related materials. Additionally, he is an affiliate member of the El Paso chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and has spent the last seven years on the board of the Phoenix Chapter of the Constructions Specifications Institute (CSI) including one year as chapter president.

T.J. has contributed articles to the CSI Phoenix Chapter's newsletter as well as the newsletter for the Arizona Chapter of the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI). His speaking engagements have been attended by hundreds of design and construction professionals throughout the Southwest and he has been the invited speaker for organizations such as the Arizona chapter of ICRI, Hensel Phelps, and the AIA El Paso chapter. With The Twenty-One Tech Company, he continues to hosts his own ongoing educational seminars at his facility in Phoenix.

T.J. holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona.