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What is new in ACI 301-20, Specifications for Concrete Construction

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Photos courtesy American Institute of Concrete. The American Concrete Institute (ACI) published ACI 301-20, Specifications for Concrete Construction , in October 2020. This standard specification establishes criteria for concrete construction that can be incorporated by reference into contract documents.

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Hilti Acquires Concrete Sensors, an IoT Concrete Testing Startup

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photo courtesy of Hili and Concrete Sencors. The only thing slower than watching paint dry is, well, watching concrete dry. Proper curing of concrete is extremely important, though, for quality and safety reasons. Perhaps equally important is proper testing and documentation of the concrete’s strength over time.

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Clearing specifiers’ misconceptions about lightweight concrete

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By Ken Harmon Despite having well-documented performance capabilities, lightweight concrete often conjures several questions in the minds of specifiers. How did lightweight concrete come to be? When crushed, this material can be added to concrete mixes to reduce deadloads and improve the performance of concrete.

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Concrete tips: why effective curing practices are important

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Proper concrete curing methods are critical for achieving the overall strength, durability, performance, and aesthetics of concrete. It is directly related to reducing maintenance costs, extending service life, and enhancing the sustainable attributes of concrete. Craft, DBA, CSI, CDT, CCCA, ASTM, ACI, LtCol USMCR (ret.).

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Concrete Institute publishes document providing concrete curing guidance

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The American Concrete Institute released a new publication : ACI 308R-16 Guide to External Curing of Concrete. This guide reviews and describes practices, procedures, materials, and monitoring methods for the external curing of concrete and provides guidance for specifying curing procedures.

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American Concrete Institute releases 2020 codes, specifications, and practices

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The American Concrete Institute has released 2020 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices. The document includes nearly 50 codes and specifications and more than 200 practices.

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[VIDEO] Concrete “Trees” Made Within Home

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Designer Omer Arbel’s Vancouver studio has made a film documenting the concrete forms of House 75.0, which is being built on a hay farm near Surrey in British Columbia, Canada. The video shows the partially complete home that is being used as a testbed to continue Arbel’s experiments into the…