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Gerry McShane and Florida Chapter president Tim Dittmeier The Texas Chapter held its dinner meeting at the Signor Ranch on Sept. 8
▼▼PDCA OF FLORIDA CHAPTER
The Florida Chapter conducted
a meeting Sept. 18 at the Best
Western Bay Harbor Hotel
in Tampa, Fla. The featured
speaker was Gerry McShane
with Service Steel Warehouse.
Gerry led an interesting discussion
on how to design waterfront
steel structures for maximum
service life. He reviewed the factors that contribute to
steel corrosion and the means and methods at our disposal to
mitigate those factors. With proper consideration in the design
phase and proper installation in the construction phase, steel
structures can provide long, durable service lives even in harsh
environments.
The Florida Chapter’s next meeting will be Tuesday, Nov.
18th at the Ramada Conference Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
▼▼PDCA OF TEXAS CHAPTER
On Monday, Sept. 8, the Texas Chapter
held its dinner meeting the day prior to
the Driven Pile – A Foundation for the
21st Century conference – a joint conference
between the PDCA and DFI,
in Austin, Texas.
The dinner meeting, which was
attended by approximately 60 PDCA
chapter members and guests, was
held at the Signor Ranch, just west of
Austin. Everyone who attended was treated to a genuine southern
BBQ, which included brisket, turkey and sausage, plus all of
the traditional fixings, such as pinto beans, tortilla chips, corn
pudding, iced tea, soda and cold beer.
The featured evening guest speaker was Hal Doiron,
Ph.D. He worked for NASA and was involved in various projects,
including the Apollo missions, the International Space
Station and Mars Rover. In 2013, Doiron organized “The Right
Climate Stuff ” research team to provide an objective review of
the global warming issue. He discussed the research undertaken
by the research group and the conclusions they found regarding
climate change.
▼▼PDCA OF THE MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER
The PDCA of the Mid-Atlantic
Chapter will host its quarterly dinner
meeting Thursday, Nov. 20 in
Annapolis, Md. For more information,
refer to the PDCA website,
www.piledrivers.org or contact your
chapter representative. t
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