MNSEA Monthly Meeting: Innovative Solutions for Industrial Floors (9/9/2025)
Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 9, 2025
7:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
Breakfast & Registration - 7:00 AM
General Meeting - 7:30 – 8:00 AM
Presentation & Discussion - 8:00 – 9:15 AM
Location
MNCPA 1650 West 82nd Street, Suite 600,
SouthPoint Office Center - 6th Floor
Bloomington, MN 55431
Fees/Admission
In-Person: $50 for members / $60 for non-members
Virtual: $40 for members / $50 for non-members
$25 for YMG
$40 for unemployed members
Free for student attendees
MNSEA Monthly Meeting: Innovative Sol...
Description
Innovative Solutions for Industrial Floors
Description: This presentation will cover these topics:- Design Methods of Slabs-on-Ground
- Optimization Methods of Industrial Floors
- Discontinuous vs. Continuous Reinforcement
- Typical Industry Fiber Types – Behavior and Segmentation
- Sustainability in Industrial Floors
Presenter: Nick Karam, P.E.
Nick is a Regional Sales Engineer for the USA Building products group of Bekaert Construction. Nick has a bachelor’s degree in structural engineering from The Ohio State University and P.E. licensure in the states of CA and NY. Nick worked in the construction industry as a design engineer in the suspended access industry for 9 years prior to joining Bekaert in early 2022. Since joining Bekaert, Nick has focused on educating structural engineers in the USA on Dramix® steel fiber and Synmix® synthetic fiber reinforcement and providing optimized fiber reinforced solutions to their projects.
Nick was born and raised near Cleveland, OH. After living in Columbus, OH for 10 years after college, Nick moved back to his hometown of Brecksville, OH in early 2023 where he currently resides with his wife and daughter. Outside of work Nick enjoys watching sports (go Browns), traveling, playing golf, teaching his daughter new things, and spending time with family and friends around Cleveland – especially at the Lake Erie Islands in the summertime!