Educators and Researchers
Explore this area to learn about the numerous resources and programs ACI offers Educators and Researchers.
ACI In Your Classroom
ACI has many resources to help you and your students engage ACI in your classroom.
Faculty Network
The Faculty Network is a free connection group for educators interested in ACI and the concrete industry.
Members of the network serve as the formal conduit between ACI and university students and receive notifications of interest to educators and students. The objective of the ACI Faculty Network is to encourage and support student interest in concrete engineering and construction through dissemination of educational, scholarship, and research information from various cement and concrete organizations.
Faculty Network Members also have access to all the ACI Guides and Reports in the Online Collection, and access to free desk copies of many key ACI documents.
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ACI 318 PLUS
ACI 318 PLUS provides users with convenient digital interactive access to ACI CODE-318-19 along with in-document access to related resources and enhanced digital search features through all code provisions and commentary. It is a valuable tool for professors and educators teaching with ACI 318 in the classroom. The platform allows professors and students to view and share digital notes and the additional resources within the platform.
Professors’ Workshop
The Professors’ Workshop is held at ACI World Headquarters in Farmington Hills, MI, every summer. The Professors' Workshop is designed to provide instructors in civil engineering, architecture, architectural engineering, materials science, and construction management programs the tools to engage students in the latest developments in concrete design, construction, and materials. Visit the Professors’ Workshop event page for more information and to register for the upcoming workshop.
Research Resources
The ACI Foundation's Concrete Research Council seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures.
Special Student Prices
Special student prices - learn more at concrete.org/save
Become An ACI Author
From technical journals to symposiums to ACI's CI Magazine, there are multiple platforms in which you can become an ACI Author
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International Concrete Abstracts Portal
The International Concrete Abstracts Portal is an ACI led collaboration with leading technical organizations from within the international concrete industry and offers the most comprehensive collection of published concrete abstracts.
Resources for K-12 Educators on Concrete
There are many lesson plans, activities, and resources a K-12 teacher can use in his/her classroom to educate students on concrete, the most widely-used building material on the planet. The following curriculum modules, lesson plans, classroom activities, and web resources are available for educators’ use.
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