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Specifications, Technical Help:
Concrete
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American Concrete Institute
www.concrete.org
Can search database for certified technicians, inspectors, workers by name, certification or location. Provides certification program information, schedule and forms. Offers seminars on concrete design and specifications. Technical Center provides concrete FAQs. Standardization Actions posts documents for public review. Offers seminars on building codes, changes in building codes. Publications includes database of abstracts of all ACI publications, including Materials Journal, Structural Journal; can purchase full text online. Researchers can post reports. Can download “Guidelines for Authorities and Responsibilities in Concrete Design and Construction.” Subscribers can access Concrete International and ACI Manual of Concrete Practice online.
American Concrete Pavement Association
www.pavement.com
Provides technical assistance with design, specifications, construction and restoration. Includes technical papers and reports; database of state DOT concrete pavement practices; glossary; free design software downloads; load-carrying capacity calculator; English/metric conversion software; and ACPA publications catalog. Explains the fundamentals of concrete pavement and the paving process; provides concrete material basics and specifications. Contains information on workshops, seminars and training programs.
American Concrete Pipe Association
www.concrete-pipe.org
Provides technical information about the properties of concrete; plant certification information and list of certified plants; design data on loads, bedding factors, hydraulics and installation; fill height tables; concrete pipe design manual; concrete pipe installation guide; PipePac software used to help select the right material for a buried infrastructure system available for free download. Can search for member companies by state within the United States, in Canada and internationally. Lists state concrete pipe associations. Can view articles from the most recent issue of the "Concrete Pipe News" quarterly.
American Public Works Association
www.apwa.net
Institutes and Special Interest Groups provides information about Micro PAVER, a road and airfield pavement maintenance management system developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. Can view research report on airport pavement management systems worldwide.
American Segmental Bridge Institute
www.asbi-assoc.org
Can download AASHTO Segmental Box Girder Standards. Contains Grouting Committee Interim Statement on Grouting Practices. Can order standards, design and construction recommended practices, durability survey of segmental concrete bridges, and other publications. Can download American Segmental Bridge Institute Cost of Segmental Bridges Over Water, Cable-Stayed Bridges, and Viaducts.
American Shotcrete Association
www.shotcrete.org
Includes specifications bibliography; online videos of shotcreting, screeding, cutting, finishing processes. Can sign up for free subscription to Shotcrete technical quarterly online. Provides information about shotcrete nozzleman certification, application forms, overview of shotcrete processes, list of approved examiners and trainers.
Architectural Precast Association
www.archprecast.org
Provides Architect's Specification Guide for precast concrete panels, cast stone and glass fiber-reinforced concrete; finishes guide; color and texture selection guide, with photographic images; standards for precast concrete; stain removal guide. Lists members, APA-certified plants.
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products Association
www.aacpa.org
Provides technical guide, with standards, approvals, construction details; member directory, project photo gallery.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
www.bfrl.nist.gov
Materials and Construction Research Division links to Computer Integrated Knowledge System for High Performance Concrete, Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory, Concrete Optimization Software Tool.
Columbia University, Concrete Materials Research
www.civil.columbia.edu/meyer/
Can download technical booklets and publications.
Concrete Anchor Manufacturer's Association
www.concreteanchors.org
Can download "Special Inspection Guidelines for Expansion and Adhesive Anchors."
Concrete.com
www.concrete.com
Ask Dr. Concrete posts questions and answers to concrete-related questions. Concrete Calculators allow users to estimate the volume of concrete needed for a particular pour, for a column or to fill a block wall. Informational resource for the concrete industry. Includes links to concrete suppliers, contractors, concrete tools, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, associations, publications, classifieds, concrete-related home improvement tips, and other resources.
Concrete Connection
www.concreteconnection.com
Provides directories of manufacturers, suppliers, distributors of materials, products, ready mix, accessories, additives, colorants, tools, equipment, related services.
Concrete Construction Online
www.concreteconstruction.net
Problem Clinic contains large database of question-and-answer items on producing, designing and building with concrete and masonry. Can search database by keyword, topic category, magazine and original publication date or can browse a list of items published on each topic in the last five years. Industry Sourcebook contains directory of manufacturers and suppliers of concrete and masonry products and services. Can search by product, trade name, company name or state. Retrieves company address, phone number, list of manufactured/supplied product and Web link (when available).
Concrete Corrosion Inhibitors Association
www.corrosioninhibitors.org
Provides synopses of technical papers; reference bibliography. Registered users can download Life-365 computer program for predicting the service life and life-cycle costs of reinforced concrete exposed to chlorides.
Concrete Foundations Association of North America
www.cfawalls.org
Can download technical articles on concrete for free.
Concrete-Home.com
www.Concrete-Home.com
Resource directory for the insulated concrete form construction industry. Lists IFC builders; provides energy savings, fire resistance, structural integrity, environmental, and sound barrier information; product information; technical discussion forum.
Concrete Homes Magazine
www.concretehomesmagazine.com
Includes technical articles from issues since 1998; directory of builders and distributors.
Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada
www.cmacn.org
Publications includes Masonry Chronicles quarterly since 2001, with articles on structural design, building codes, specifications, testing, inspection and construction. Offers for sale online "Design Manual for Concrete Masonry Basements," "Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures," "Seismic Design of Masonry," "Fire Resistive Construction Using Concrete Masonry," guide specifications, other manuals.
ConcreteNetwork.com
www.concretenetwork.com
Contains guides and tips on working with concrete organized by project type; information about concrete products, product performance and concrete tools; concrete slab pour and footing pour calculators; concrete estimating tips. Provides concrete safe room and retaining wall design tips; concrete fastening system tips. Concrete project tips and guides include product reviews, brochures, specifications, drawings and articles. Lists books and technical literature available for sale.
Concrete Palette
www.concretepalette.com
Free concrete color selection and visualizing software application. The colors can be used in stamped concrete projects, precast concrete or any poured ready mix concrete. Can download software and manual.
Concrete Plant Manufacturers Bureau
www.cpmb.org
Includes recommended guide specifications for batching equipment and control systems in concrete batch plants; customary and metric concrete plant standards.
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
www.crsi.org
Includes catalog of technical publications and software available for sale. Provides free technical resources, drawings and tips on rebar, structural issues, constructability, transportation applications, building construction, epoxy coating. Includes contractor tips; information about certification program for epoxy coating plants; register of certified plants; information about design awards competition.
Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association
www.csda.org
Contains directory of U.S., Canadian and international concrete sawing and drilling contractors; latest and archival issues of Concrete Openings magazine; industry calendar, news; technical discussion forum; used equipment listings; safety articles; concrete sawing and drilling glossary. Offers training courses; concrete cutter operator certification program. Contains concrete sawing specifications; technical article on concrete sawing. Offers for sale “Specifier’s Resource Guide to Concrete Cutting” and other technical manuals, safety publications.
Construction Materials Engineering Council
www.cmec.org
Offers accreditation programs for concrete testing laboratories and proficiency programs in sample testing for concrete, aggregate, masonry, asphalt, earthwork, cement.
Construction-Resource.com
www.construction-resource.com
Contains technical guides on how to form and place concrete footings and concrete stemwalls; Basics of Insulated Concrete Forms; topical discussion forum; product reviews; glossary; and volume calculator for foundations.
Department of Transportation, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
www.tfhrc.gov
Provides technical information on high performance concrete; lists research projects and publications, including technical guidelines, with links to full text of selected publications; subject indices.
Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute
www.escsi.org
Provides information about properties and uses of ESCS; directory of manufacturers. Includes full text of standards, specifications, technical guides and articles with abstracts.
Innovative Pavement Research Foundation
www.iprf.org
Contains full text of research reports on airfield and airport pavements.
Insulating Concrete Form Association
www.forms.org/
Provides product information, including benefits, technology and applications; books for order; code interpretation memo.
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute
www.icpi.org/
Includes designer guide specifications; construction details; Tech Spec bulletins; contractor design ideas; installation tips; FAQs; articles. Offers for sale concrete paver contractor manual and design guides. Includes product comparisons; project photo gallery; lists certified paver manufacturers.
International Concrete Repair Institute
www.icri.org
Can purchase concrete repair guides online; offers issues of Concrete Repair Bulletin; glossary.
International Grooving and Grinding Association
www.igga.net
Contains 50-state DOT specifications for concrete pavement restoration and preservation. Can download concrete pavement preservation/rehabilitation specifications; pavement noise reports; reports on skid resistance and texturing, pavement smoothness, disposal of diamond grinding slurry. Lists member organizations and companies.
Louisiana State University, Louisiana Transportation Research Center
www.ltrc.lsu.edu
Certification includes downloadable “Application of Quality Assurance Specifications for Portland Cement Concrete and Structures.”
Masonry Construction
www.masonryconstruction.com
Industry Sourcebook lists products and manufacturers. Problem Clinic contains database of question-answer items on producing, designing and building with concrete and masonry. Can search database by keyword, topic category, magazine and original publication date or browse a list of items published on each topic in the last five years.
National Concrete Masonry Association
www.ncma.org
Describes concrete masonry applications, with project examples. Includes technical articles; e-TEK technical bulletins from member manufacturers; fire safety articles; collection of more than 10,000 article abstracts; research reports; catalog of technical publications for sale; "Metric Design Guidelines for Concrete Masonry Construction"; sample issue of Concrete Masonry Designs.
National Precast Concrete Association
www.precast.org
Includes "Guide Specifications for Precast Concrete"; full text of current and back issues of MC Magazine and Precast Solutions; "NPCA Quality Control Manual"; "Septic Tank Best Practices Manual"; product promotion sheets; online specifier survey; technical publications for sale. Can make e-mail request for free guide specifications on CD-ROM. Provides information about NPCA plant certification program; lists certified plants by state or alphabetically; can search for member companies by name or location; links to member Web sites.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
www.nrmca.org/
Provides information on uses of concrete; "Concrete in Practice" information sheets; searchable database of producers/suppliers; information on government affairs, safety, environment; offers for sale technical publications on concrete. Includes production estimates by month; prior year's estimates by month and state; historical ready mix concrete production since 1975. Research and Engineering includes technical tips for ready-mix concrete producers; technical articles; performance-based specifications; plant certification program information.
National Slag Association
www.nationalslag.org
Provides technical information about slag and its applications; list of member companies; slag availability chart organized by processor and type of slag, with plant locations. Can download technical bulletins, case studies, state specifications. Environment includes risk assessment and environmental reports.
Northeast Center of Excellence for Pavement Technology
www.superpave.psu.edu
Provides information about Superpave, Superpave mix design systems; lists technical publications. Split Sampling test program includes test results and list of laboratories.
Notre Dame, University of, Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
www.nd.edu/~concrete/
Concrete Structures Laboratory provides abstracts of research projects; presentations; full text of technical papers and final reports; list of research activities.
Portland Cement Association
www.cement.org/
Provides catalog of technical and informational publications, many for free download. Includes cement and concrete basics primer; technical FAQs; information about research activities, affiliates, software for concrete analysis and design. Offers cement and concrete courses for engineers, designers, contractors. Provides cement consumption data by state; offers paid subscription to The Monitor, monthly publication on trends in construction, concrete, the cement industry. Library contains reference database; list of journal holdings and collections; cement and concrete thesaurus. PCA Sites provides links to specialized pages devoted to individual technologies and products, with technical information; links to publications for sale or free download.
Post-Tensioning Institute
www.post-tensioning.org
Performs research to develop specifications and design recommendations for post-tensioned construction. Can buy publications, technical notes, design manuals and specifications online; provides technical updates and errata sheets. Technical committees involved in publications are Cable-Stayed Bridges, Grouting Specifications, Post-Tensioning System Specification, Slab-on-Ground, Rock and Soil Anchor, and Unbonded Tendons. Provides information about certification for plants producing unbonded single strand tendons, certified plant listings, member directory, listing of seminars and workshops, technical FAQs, and technical discussion forum.
Precast / Prestressed Concrete Institute
www.pci.org
Can search for consultants by category; qualified erectors; certified precast concrete producers by product and location. Provides information about PCI plant certification; information about precast concrete uses; project showcases and project briefs; list of technical publications for sale and download. Registered users can access Designer’s Notebook articles; Bridge Design Manual; current and archival issues of PCI Journal and Ascent magazine, searchable by keyword; Designer’s Knowledge Bank, which is free library of precast concrete research and ideas. Lists technical publications for sale and download. Can download parking design and construction manuals, including Color and Texture Guide. Provides guide specifications for architectural and structural precast concrete; articles on hollow-core slab systems, seismic design; news; event and education listings.
Silica Fume Association
www.silicafume.org
Technical resources include online presentation on the uses of silica fume in concrete; online video on finishing and curing silica-fume concrete; guides; performance evaluations; recommendations; technical articles; life cycle cost data; "Silica Fume User's Manual"; crack-free concrete installation instructions; downloadable evaporation program.
Slag Cement Association
www.slagcement.org
Provides information about slag cement properties, production, storage, transport, handling, time of set, saw cutting joints, composition and consistency, fly ash, mass concrete, permeability, alkali-silica reaction, sulfate attack, greening, environmental issues, life cycle costs. Includes technical FAQs; shipment figures; database of projects, with mix figures; member list.
Tilt-Up Concrete Association
www.tilt-up.org
Provides online “Tilt-Up Construction and Engineering Manual,” articles, basics, project examples, construction details, FAQs, construction photos and information about tilt-up construction. Offers tilt-up architectural, construction, engineering manuals and other technical publications for sale; technical articles for free download. Offers seminars, training courses on tilt-up design, construction; includes calendar of events. Offers supervisor and technician certification programs. Provides member directory by company type, location or company name; list of architecture and engineering firms with tilt-up experience. Products and Services lists manufacturers by product type, with contact information and links.
Tilt-Up News
www.tiltupnews.com
Contains tilt-up articles and photos.
ToolBase Services: The Home Building Industry's Technical Information Resource
www.toolbase.org
Concrete Construction includes "Building Concrete Masonry Homes: Design and Construction" design guide, recommended practices for concrete masonry homes for sale and links to product information.
Volumetric Mixer Manufacturer Bureau
www.vmmb.org
Provides manufacturer standards for continuous volumetric concrete mixers; technical FAQs; concrete basics.
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