MNSEA Monthly Meeting -Excellent Adventures of PT Repairs (2/13/2024)

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PRESENTATION: Excellent Adventures of PT Repairs
 
DESCRIPTION:
The Twin Cities experienced more widespread adoption of post-tensioning (PT) floor systems for concrete construction in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With 40+ years of industry experience since, the maintenance of PT systems, whether from damage, deterioration or functional changes, is now somewhat commonplace. This presentation will touch on history, code and design elements, structural evaluation and assessments, materials and equipment, and processes and procedures for post-tensioning maintenance and repairs.
 
    
PRESENTERS: Jason Cook, PE and Daniel Murphy, PE

Jason Cook is Principal at Metamorphosis Structural Engineering in Minneapolis, MN. Prior to starting his own practice in early 2023, he was with Meyer Borgman Johnson’s concrete restoration practice area for several years. Jason started his structural design career in Chicago and later moved to western Wisconsin to join a civil engineering consultant in their structural inspection group. It’s during this time that Jason developed his passion for observing and maintaining existing structures. Jason is a licensed Professional Engineer in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. He received is B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University and an MEng in Structural Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 
Dan Murphy is a Senior Principal with Meyer Borgman Johnson (MBJ), a multi-specialty structural engineering firm with over 100 professionals headquartered in Minneapolis. He served as MBJ’s CEO/President from 1995 to 2021. Through his impressive 49-year career, all with MBJ, Dan has worked as the structural engineer of record on a variety of project types including low-rise, mid-rise, and high-rise residential projects that have utilized different structural systems including concrete, steel, and wood, both locally and nationally. Notable area residential projects include Eleven, the tallest residential building in Minnesota (43 stories), Edinborough Residential Tower, Edina, MN (20 stories), H.Q. Apartments, Minneapolis, MN (17 stories), Loring Green East and West Condos, Minneapolis, MN (25 and 20 stories), and Marquette Place Luxury Apartments, Minneapolis, MN (37 stories). Dan is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Minnesota and 17 other states. a licensed Structural Engineer (SE) in Georgia, and a proud alumnus of the University of Minnesota.
 
Dan is experienced with complex, phased, compressed-schedule projects, sustainable practices, and both out-of-state and international work. As a design partner, Dan works collaboratively with team members from the early stages of a project to ensure best value and architectural design integrity. An active participant in the engineering community, Dan is a current member of the advisory board for the University of Minnesota’s Department of Civil Engineering and has served on the AELSLAGID Registration Board for Professional Design of Minnesota and the Minnesota Structural Advisory Committee for Building Codes and Standards. Dan is also Past President and National Director of the ACEC MN, a Life Member of ASCE, and a founding and past board member of the ACE Mentor Program Minnesota.