James A. Ragland, P.E., Principal

EDUCATION   B.S. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1971 M.S. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1975    LICENSES   Registered Civil Engineer: Louisiana, Arkansas.    EXPERIENCE   1991 to Present ‑ Principal ‑ Ragland, Aderman & Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers   1980 ‑ 1991- Principal ‑ Huck, Ragland & Associates, Consulting Engineers   1973 ‑ 1980 - Structural Engineer, Associate Robert L. Huck & Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers   1973 - 1981 - United States Army Reserve - Engineer Officer   1972‑ 1973 - Structural Engineer ‑ Bridge Design Section, Louisiana Department of Highways   Mr. Ragland has over 40 years of experience working on complex structural projects. He has expertise in design of marine structures and restoration of structures undergoing the effects of chemical attack   Mr. Ragland began his career working on bridge design and bridge repairs in the Bridge Design section of DOTD in 1972-73, before specializing in rehabilitation of marine and industrial infrastructure projects.   Mr. Ragland has published and presented technical papers on the repair and restoration of reinforced concrete.    PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP   American Shotcrete Association - Member   American Society of Civil Engineers - Member   American Concrete Institute:   Voting Member, Secretary of Technical Committee ACI 506 - Shotcrete. Chair ACI 506-E - Specification for Shotcrete Voting Member ACI 506-A - Shotcreting Evaluation Voting Member ACI 506-C - Shotcreting Guide Voting Member ACI 506-G - Shotcreting Qualifications for Special Projects   Associate Member ACI 546 - Repair of Concrete Associate Member 546-B - Repair Guide   Voting Member ACI 563 - Specifications for Repair of Structural Concrete in Buildings   World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC)     National Association of Corrosion Engineers:   Member Technical Committee T‑3K - Corrosion Associated with Concrete Task Force T‑3K‑5 - Preparation of Design Practice Covering Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel Session Chairman - 1995 Conference on Corrosion and Infrastructure, Baltimore, Maryland   National Society of Professional Engineers; Louisiana Engineering Society Board of Directors State of Lousiana Mathcounts Coordinator   Chi Epsilon Honorary Civil Engineering Fraternity    HONORS   Louisiana Engineering Society's F. Hugh Coughlin Outstanding Young Engineer Award, 1984    PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS   Ragland, J.A., "Repair of Columns, Beams and Slab Soffits in Difficult Industrial Plant Environments Using Shotcrete", A.C.I. Fall Convention, Chicago, Illinois, October 1985 (Invited Paper)   Ragland, J.A., "Concrete Rehabilitation Procedures", N.A.C.E., Atlanta Section, Third Biennial Corrosion Seminar ‑ Corrosion of Steel in Concrete, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1986   Brown, R.P., Ragland, J.A., Berryman, R. "Rehabilitation and Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete in the Chemical Industry", N.A.C.E., Corrosion 87, San Francisco, California, March 1987 (Invited Paper)   Ragland, J.A., "Concrete Restoration in Pulp and Paper Plants ", Seminar at SSPC International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1994   Ragland, J. A., Case Histories of Repairs of Concrete Structures in Plant Environments N.A.C.E., Corrosion 95, Baltimore, Maryland, November, 1995 (Invited Paper)   Ragland, J. A., Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Industrial Structures, Louisiana Civil Engineer, Journal of the Louisiana Section, ASCE, May, 1997   Bucker, C. D., Ragland, J. A., Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Tanks Using Composite Steel Liners: Case Studies (Sulfur Storage Tanks), ASCE Conference Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete, (Invited Paper), Alberta, Canada, June, 2000   Ragland, J. A., Evaluation of Encapsulation of Reinforcing Steel in Shotcrete A.C.I. Spring Convention, March 2012, Dallas, Texas   Guest Lecturer, "Concrete Rehabilitation", Graduate School, Louisiana State University, 1985, 1994