American Concrete Institute New references for concrete professionals

The American Concrete Institute
announces the availability of four new
publications:
440.1R-06: Guide for the Design and
Construction of Structural Concrete
Reinforced with FRP Bars — This guide
offers general information on the history
and use of FRP reinforcement, a description
of the unique material properties of FRP,
and guidelines for the construction and
design of structural concrete members,
reinforced with FRP bars.
522R-06: Pervious Concrete — This
document provides technical information
on pervious concrete’s application, design methods, materials, properties, mixture
proportioning, construction methods,
testing, inspection and more.
SP 234: Seventh CANMET/ACI
International Conference on Durability of
Concrete — These proceedings of the
Seventh CANMET/ACI International
Conference on Durability of Concrete, held
at the end of May in Montreal, contain 50
papers related to concrete durability. The
diverse papers in this publication include
corrosion inhibitors for reinforced concrete,
durability of concrete with recycled fine
aggregate, and self-curing, shrinkage-free
concrete, among others.
SP 235: Eighth CANMET/ACI
International Conference on Recent
Advances in Concrete Technology — These
proceedings of the Eighth CANMET/ACI
International Conference on Recent
Advances in Concrete Technology, held at
the end of May in Montreal, contain 17
papers related to recent advances in
concrete technology. Topics covered in this
publication include: self-compacting
concrete, shrinkage, self-consolidating
concrete, and more.
These publications can be ordered from
the American Concrete Institute.
www.concrete.org
(248) 848-3800