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Technical Committee
The TCA Technical Committee strives to enhance the Tilt-Up Industry by reviewing, developing and distributing technical knowledge.
The TCA Achievement Awards is acknowledged as one of the most significant Member benefits offered by the Association if not the most significant.
Committee Roster
(Note “E” indicates Engineering Subcommittee; “C” indicates Construction Subcommittee)
- Dave Kelly, Chair (E)
- Albert Kwan
- Craig Olsen (E)
- Darryl Dixon (C)
- Gary Korte (C)
- Iyad Alsamsam
- Joe Steinbicker (E)
- John Neyer (C)
- Michael Planer
- Phil Kopf
- Roy Edgar
- Steve Salverino (C)
- Barclay Gebel (C)
- Shawn Hickey (C)
- Trent Naggle (E)
- Mark Johnson (E)
- John Lawson (E)
- Jeff Griffen (E)
- Glenn Doncaster (C)
- Andrew McPherson (C)
- Shane Miller (C)
- Matthew Trail (C)
- Sylvester Ellenbecker
- Jim Baty (staff)
Committee Roster
(Note “E” indicates Engineering Subcommittee; “C” indicates Construction Subcommittee)
- Bill Sciba
- Craig Archer
- David Cowell
- Donald MacDonald
- Frank Adames
- Howard Peel
- Hugh Brooks
- Ian Blair
- Itzhak Tepper
- Mark Dalton
- Matthew Brunt
- Peter Easter
- Richard McPherson
- Sam Digregorio
- Shawn Hickey
- Tye Havey
Areas of Responsiblity
- Develop topics for potential research for industry improvement
- Review all appropriate documents before publication for technical and safety correctness
- Maintain existing technical documents and plan updates as needed
- Wind Bracing Guidelines (current 2005 edition)
- Guideline Specifications (current 2002 edition)
- Safety Check List
- Tilt-Up Construction & Engineering Manual
- English (current 6th edition)
- Spanish (current 5th edition)
- Tilt-Tips
- Tolerances
- Propose and review new technical publications.
Current Tasks
Sandwich Panels (subcommittee)
- Roy Edgar
- Darryl Dixon
- Provide advice to staff with regard to requests for advice and opinions.
- Create TCA Guidelines for Insulated Wall Panels
- Types of insulation systems, interior, integral and exterior
- Types of sandwich panels, composite & non-composite
- Types of connectors, criteria & testing.
- Produce and/or Revise Frequently Asked Questions for Website
- Create outline for new TCA Construction manual detailed from Tilt Tips, Field Tips and other resources. Determine the segregation of information from the current 6th edition TCEM to separate Construction and Engineering manuals to represent the 3-volume direction we are currently heading towards.
- Generate article subjects for industry publications like Concrete International, Structural Journal, etc. Identify key contributors and review content as required.
- Review Field Tips as prepared by Membership Committee
- Generate subjects for additions to Tilt Tips series
- Continue discussion of concerns at ACI for seismic performance of Tilt-Up related to load changes by ASCE and NEHERP
- ACI 318-H and BSSC TS-4 Seismic Issues
- Liaison with ACI 551 committee for consistency between industry documents.
- Update Reference CD (future)
- New Tilt-Up Construction Manual (future)
Engineering (subcommittee)
- Provide continual review of engineering based inquiries to the TCA HQ.
- Act as reviewers for industry document comments (i.e. SEAOSC, ACI 318, ASCE 07, etc).
- Begin thorough transition statement of existing TCEM vol. 6 to new concept for TCEM vol. 7.
Construction (subcommittee)
- Field Tips – a series of helpful construction guides written by contractor labor for contractor labor intended to network successes throughout the industry of TCA members.
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