Anchorage to Concrete – Fundamental Concepts and Advanced Topics
This webinar will explore fundamental concepts related to concrete anchorages, development of design values through lab testing, and advanced topics that break outside the boundaries of the codes.
Presenters
Bahram Shahrooz, University of Cincinnati (retired)
Dr. Bahram Shahrooz is an accomplished educator and researcher who retired from the University of Cincinnati in 2025 after 37 years advancing bridge engineering and innovative structural systems. His research contributed to the codification of composite coupled walls in the AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings and helped advance bridge design provisions involving high-strength reinforcement, strand de-bonding, and 0.7-inch strands in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Dr. Shahrooz is a Fellow of ACI, ASCE, and the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE and remains active on national committees related to bridges, concrete design, and composite construction.
John Pearson, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
John Pearson has been with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. since 1990 and has worked on a wide range of assignments involving stadiums, parking garages, buildings, bridges, unique structures, and heavy machinery. His work has focused extensively on structural testing, instrumentation, and computer-controlled data acquisition systems. Pearson has monitored fatigue stresses, vibration, displacement, and structural performance in applications ranging from dredges and presses to wind tunnels, buildings, and bridges. He also has extensive laboratory testing experience with structural materials and components, including post-installed anchorage systems, post-tensioning anchorages, and large-scale structures.
Brian Easton, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Brian Easton has been with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. since 2013. His work has included condition assessment and repair or retrofit projects involving parking structures, high-rise residential buildings, hospitals, and manufacturing facilities. Over the past decade, he has focused primarily on structural testing and the acquisition and interpretation of test data from both small- and large-scale structural members and components. Easton has also conducted and assisted with testing programs for mechanical and adhesive post-installed anchorage systems in concrete and concrete masonry units, helping determine published design values for these systems.
