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BRIEFS ACTIVITIES & APPOINTMENTS for pervious concrete have been developed since the first meeting of the subcommittee in June 2007: C1688/C1688M (density of fresh concrete), C1701/C1701M (infiltra- tion rate of in-place pervious concrete), C1747/C1747M (resistance to degradation by impact and abrasion) and C1754/C1754M (density and void content of hardened pervious concrete). Obla joined NRMCA in 2003 as a staff engi- neer and was named vice president in Octo- ber 2009. He oversees NRMCA's concrete laboratory and research program, having in- creased the laboratory's participation in funded research through federal and other funding agencies and contract testing for NRMCA members. He has made contributions in the Association's P2P initiative and fo- cused on improving quality in ready mixed operations. Obla is a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute and a winner of ACI's Young Professional Achievement Award. He has published over 70 technical articles in journals and magazines and has presented in several international conferences. Prior to joining NRMCA, Obla was techni- cal manager at Boral Material Technologies in San Antonio. He holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Maryland. He served as vice president and president for the ACI San Antonio Chapter. Obla has more than 20 years of experience in concrete technology and has interests in quality control, mix optimization, specifications, use of recycled materials and durability. Baltimore-based specialty-contracting firm Structural has announced that their Nuclear Division Quality Assurance Program (QAP) has been deemed compliant with the re- quirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Com- mission (NRC) standard. The compliance is a result of a complete internal audit of the Structural Nuclear Division (SND) QAP by Theseus Professional Services as it relates to the ASME NQA-1, and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B—Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants. For the energy markets, Structural helps customers improve infrastructure by com- bining specialty construction, repair and maintenance services with proprietary technologies. The firm performs services in various power generation and distribution facilities including fossil fuel, nuclear, hy- droelectric and renewable, as well as trans- mission and substations. Specifically for the nuclear industry, Structural provides services that assist customers in the follow- ing areas: corrosion control, primary and auxiliary cooling, new plant construction, license extension, aging of plant structures as well as buried pipe integrity. The QAP is a system of management con- trols used to assure that all equipment, ma- terials, services performed and items shipped are of a high degree of quality and conform to contract requirements. The Structural QAP applies to nuclear activities such as new construction repair, reinforce- ment, protection, restoration and mainte- nance of nuclear structures. The QAP assures that all activities affecting nuclear quality are planned and accomplished under controlled conditions such as the use of appropriate equipment, suitable envi- 24 | SEPTEMBER 2012 WWW.CONCRETEPRODUCTS.COM