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In My Corner: Chemical Admixtures!

1/2/2023
The January issue of Concrete International is always themed “Admixtures,” and having spent my career working for a specialty construction chemicals company, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write about admixtures, with a particular focus on their use in enabling sustainable concrete construction.   Continue Reading »

ACI Foundation Funds 10 New Research Projects

5/19/2022
The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected 10 research projects to receive grants this year.   Continue Reading »

New ACI Specifications for Concrete Construction

12/9/2020
The American Concrete Institute has released the new ACI 301-20, Specifications for Concrete Construction, along with the companion ACI Field Reference Manual.   Continue Reading »

New On-Demand Training Program for Concrete Construction Inspectors

3/13/2020
The American Concrete Institute has developed a new on-demand course for the ACI Concrete Construction Special Inspector (CCSI) certification program.   Continue Reading »

2019 Florida Concrete & Products Association Concrete Bowling Ball Competition

3/21/2019
The Florida Concrete & Products Association (FC&PA) held its 6th Annual Concrete Bowling Ball Competition on Friday, March 1, 2019 at FC&PA Headquarters. The FC&PA Education Committee works in connection with the ACI Student Competition and ACI Committee - S801 Student Competitions to bring regional competitions to Florida.   Continue Reading »

ACI Foundation Funds Four Research Projects for 2017

6/12/2017
The ACI Foundation will provide $200,000 of research funding through four $50,000 research grants this year. Projects are vetted and selected by the Foundation’s working group on research, the Concrete Research Council.   Continue Reading »

ACI Promotes New 301 at CONSTRUCT Show

9/15/2016
In early September, the American Concrete Institute attended the CONSTRUCT Show sponsored by Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) to promote the newly updated ACI 301-16 Specifications for Structural Concrete, and the ACI Field Reference Manual in Austin, Texas, USA.   Continue Reading »

Focus on Specifications

8/3/2016
ACI reference specifications provide a basic specification that will produce quality construction and are nearly complete for most projects. For more complex projects, the reference specification provides a solid base to build a specification on because they are up to date and fully coordinated.   Continue Reading »

American Concrete Institute Announces New Structural Concrete Specifications

7/22/2016
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of two important new documents for concrete industry professionals: ACI 301-16 Specifications for Structural Concrete, and the ACI Field Reference Manual. ACI 301-16 complements the completely reorganized ACI 318-14 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete.   Continue Reading »

Spotlight on Contractors’ Day

4/20/2016
“Avoiding Problems through Sound Prevention Methods.” This session at Contractors’ Day on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Milwaukee, WI, USA, saw four speakers presenting information that focused on various proactive methods, techniques, and technologies that help identify and prevent problems from occurring with projects.   Continue Reading »

What is Self-Consolidating Concrete?

1/7/2015
Self-Consolidating Concrete has many advantages for concrete applications where flowing concrete is beneficial to concrete placement. Properly proportioned and placed self-consolidating concrete can result in both economic and technological benefits for the end user.   Continue Reading »

Competing for Time, Talent, and Resources

11/1/2004
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