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"Seminar on High-Performance Concrete"

November 30, 2008
The School of Architecture and the National Institute of Industrial Technology (INTI) organized the "Seminar on High-Performance Concrete" on November 12 and 13 at the ORT Pocitos Auditorium. The seminar was led by Alejandra Benítez, Engineer and Coordinator of INTI’s Concrete Technology Technical Unit in Argentina. The course was aimed at construction professionals and technicians interested in delving deeper into the characteristics and scope of high-performance concrete.

Alejandra Benítez holds a degree in civil engineering from the National University of the South in Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

He completed graduate studies in Advanced Concrete Technology at the National University of La Plata.

He earned a Diploma in Advanced Concrete Technology (ACT) from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.

He serves on several standardization committees at IRAM (Argentine Institute for Standardization and Certification). 

Lecturer at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the School of Engineering at the University of Buenos Aires, and instructor for numerous courses and seminars on behalf of INTI.

Technical assessor for the Argentine Accreditation Body.