Neil Armstrong Distinguished Visiting Professor (2019-2022)
Dr. Randall Poston is Sr. Principal at Pivot Engineers, a structural engineering consulting firm in Austin, TX. An internationally recognized expert in structural engineering and member of the National Academy of Engineering, Randall Poston has established himself as one of the preeminent structural consultants in the United States. Dr. Poston has authored and delivered hundreds of papers and presentations related to the structural engineering industry, championed the repair of existing structures for upwards of 30 years, and dedicated his career to advancing the state of structural engineering knowledge. As past Chair of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Committee 318 Structural Building Code (2008-2014), he oversaw a monumental effort to completely reorganize the concrete code, the first undertaking of its kind in the history of ACI. Engineering News-Record (ENR) named him a "Top 25 Newsmaker" of 2014 for his code reorganization leadership and ACI bestowed him with the Henry L. Kennedy Award for this work. Dr. Poston became the 96th President of the American Concrete Institute at the conclusion of the ACI Convention in Quebec City on March 28, 2019.
Dr. Poston worked alongside faculty in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering in research focused on structural engineering. At the Spring 2019 Convention of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) in Quebec City, Dr. Poston gave his acceptance speech as the next President of ACI.
March 3, 2020
Pivot Engineers is pleased to announce that our engineers have been awarded the Excellence in Concrete Construction in Repair and Restoration award from the American Concrete Institute for our work on The Austonian slab edge repairs.
The building is comprised of reinforced concrete structural elements and unbonded, post-tensioned (PT) concrete slabs. The majority of the slab edges in a typical floor are covered with aluminum cladding, while the remaining slab edges are exposed to the elements. The building has approximately 1.75 linear miles (2.8 km) of exposed slab edges distributed over the entire height of the structure.
