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ACI 323 Releases Code for Low-Carbon Concrete

For contractors looking for more information on structural design and the use of Environmental Product Declaration (EPDs) with the use of low-carbon concrete, ACI Committee 323 released ACI ...
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ACI Adds to its Code Subscription Platform

The ACI PLUS platform is designed to provide more than just digital access to codes. Subscribers benefit from advanced features such as enhanced search functionality, interactive notetaking, and links ...
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After a 35-Year Push, Bažant’s Size Effect Law Adopted for ACI Design Code

For 35 years, Zdeněk P Bažant relentlessly argued in the American Concrete Institute (ACI) for adopting his non-statistical energetic size effect law, based on quasibrittle fracture mechanics, for ACI ...
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ACI releases 318-11 building code

The American Concrete Institute has released ACI 318-11, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary.” The ACI 318-11 standard is for all concrete design, construction, ...