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11/09/2023 The FRP Composite Beam Competition was held on Sunday, October 29, 2023, during the ACI Concrete Convention in Boston, MA, USA. Continue Reading »
09/28/2023 The American Concrete Institute along with the ACI Saudi Chapter will co-host the ACI Concrete Conference of Codes, Standards, and Best Practices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabi on November 28-29, 2023. Continue Reading »
08/01/2023 ACI President Antonio Nanni discusses his recent travels to Morocco, Turkey, and Italy, and stresses the importance of sharing knowledge and learning from others. Continue Reading »
06/20/2023 The American Concrete Institute is pleased to bring the ACI Concrete Convention to Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Continue Reading »
06/15/2023 The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected 11 research projects to receive grants this year. Continue Reading »
06/01/2023 ACI President Antonio Nanni discusses international outreach, the spring ACI Concrete Convention, and the importance of sustainability to ACI and the industry. Continue Reading »
05/01/2023 ACI President Antonio Nanni discusses new member recruitment and retention, as well as his goal as President: “To Make Concrete Better for Society and Its Industry,” and this means that we all, as professionals and as an organization, must take sustainability seriously. Continue Reading »
04/27/2023 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2023-2024 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
04/18/2023 The American Concrete Institute has released the 2023 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices. Continue Reading »
04/06/2023 The FRC Bowling Ball Competition was held on Sunday, April 2, 2023, during the ACI Concrete Convention in San Francisco, CA, USA. The undergraduate university teams are challenged to demonstrate the behavior of fiber reinforcement within concrete to gain experience in forming and fabricating a fiber-reinforced concrete element, and to encourage creativity in engineering design predictions and analysis testing. Continue Reading »
03/30/2023 The American Concrete Institute recently established the formation of a new classification, knows as Interest Groups, and welcomed the Cuba Interest Group onboard as its first organization. Continue Reading »
03/13/2023 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on the following individuals at the ACI Concrete Convention April 2-6, 2023: Continue Reading »
02/09/2023 In my first President’s Memo, I stated that expediting the acceptance and use of qualified new technologies for the built environment would be a primary objective of my presidency. Subsequently, I highlighted several technologies in a number of President’s Memos last year. This month, I’ll focus on what it takes to bring a new technology to market—based on my active involvement for over 35 years with technology transfer activities for innovative Continue Reading »
11/30/2022 The American Concrete Institute, through the work of ACI Committee 440, has released ACI CODE-440.11-22: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete Reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars Continue Reading »
11/10/2022 NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials, announces GatorBar, also known as Neuvokas Corporation, as the newest Bronze Supporting Member. Continue Reading »
10/03/2022 ACI now has nearly 100 chapters worldwide, helping fulfill ACI’s mission through activities ranging from certification programs to educational sessions. ACI also has over 250 student chapters that offer opportunities to develop leadership skills, network, and learn more about concrete. Continue Reading »
08/24/2022 NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials, announces MST Rebar Inc. as a new Bronze Supporting Member. Continue Reading »
08/01/2022 Fibers are transforming the industry and gone are the days when phrases like “it doesn’t hurt my concrete” were used to describe fibers. So, what’s going on in the “fiber world?” Continue Reading »
07/14/2021 Registration is now open for the ACI Concrete Convention. Select programming will also be available live or on-demand to attendees who choose to attend virtually. Highlights Include 55+ Technical Sessions, ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, Concrete Mixer, and Exhibit Hall. Continue Reading »
05/06/2021 The American Concrete Institute will be hosting the ACI Concrete Conference on Fiber-Reinforced Polymers virtually on June 1-2, 2021. The event will consist of six hours of technical presentations presented by industry experts over the course of two days. The conference will run from 8:00 AM EDT to 11:00 AM EDT June 1-2, 2021. Continue Reading »
04/21/2021 The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected eight research projects to receive grants this year. The ACI Foundation is committed to progress in the industry by contributing financially to necessary and worthy research. Continue Reading »
04/02/2021 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2021-2022 president, vice president, and four board members. Cary S. Kopczynski has been elected to serve as president of the Institute for 2021-2022, Antonio Nanni has been elected ACI vice president for a two-year term, and Charles K. Nmai is now the Institute’s senior vice president. Continue Reading »
03/28/2021 Aramco and the American Concrete Institute (ACI) announce the launch of NEx: A Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials to develop and promote the use of nonmetallic materials in the construction sector. Continue Reading »
03/03/2021 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on six individuals at the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention March 28 – April 1, 2021. ACI is grateful to all its Honorary Members for their extraordinary contributions. Continue Reading »
12/07/2020 The American Concrete Institute’s live webinar lineup for 2021 is now available. These webinars are presented by ACI University and offer a wide variety of high-demand concrete related topics delivered by some of the brightest minds in the field of concrete materials, design, and construction. Continue Reading »
11/25/2020 The American Concrete Institute, with support from the ACI UAE Chapter and the ACI Saudi Arabian Chapter, Eastern Province, hosted the ACI Concrete Conference on Sustainability & Durability 16-17 November 2020. Continue Reading »
11/13/2020 ACI Committee 123, Research and Current Developments announced the winner of the Fall 2020 Concrete Research Poster Contest held during the recent ACI Virtual Concrete Convention. Continue Reading »
11/05/2020 The ACI Concrete Conference on Sustainability & Durability will take place virtually on 16-17 November 2020. Hosted by the American Concrete Institute with support from the ACI UAE Chapter and the ACI Saudi Arabian Chapter, Eastern Province, this free two-day conference will focus on issues of interest to concrete professionals from the Middle East and beyond. Continue Reading »
06/01/2020 The ACI Board of Direction and Technical Activities Committee (TAC) have been reviewing how codes are processed within the Institute. Over the past year, the Board has been discussing how ACI can change to accomplish our Vision to provide the knowledge needed to use concrete effectively for a changing world. Continue Reading »
12/11/2019 ACI and Jordan Concrete Association, in collaboration with the Royal Scientific Society and Jordan Engineers Association, hosted the ACI Concrete Conference on Materials & Design, 17-18 November, 2019, in Amman, Jordan. Continue Reading »
10/30/2019 The American Concrete Institute announces the winners of its Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Student Competition, held recently at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Cincinnati, OH, USA. Continue Reading »
10/15/2019 Under the patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya Bint Al Hassan, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and Jordan Concrete Association, in collaboration with the Royal Scientific Society and Jordan Engineers Association, announce the ACI Concrete Conference on Materials & Design to be held 17-18 November, 2019, in Amman, Jordan. Continue Reading »
10/15/2019 Seven university teams were awarded a combined total of $32,000 to cover travel expenses related to the ACI Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Competition on Sunday, October 20, 2019, during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Cincinnati, OH, USA. Continue Reading »
09/26/2019 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will host a hot-topic discussion titled: “Do We Have a Sustainable and Scalable Material to Address Carbon Steel Corrosion Once and for All?” at the upcoming ACI Concrete Convention. Continue Reading »
05/28/2019 The 2019 Ninth National Concrete Competition was held recently in Torreón, Coahuila, México, during the XXXV OlimpiANEIC (National Olympic Games for Civil Engineering Students). Continue Reading »
03/27/2019 ACI honored Sami Rizkalla, FACI, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University, with a reception and two-part session at The Concrete Convention and Exposition, held in Québec City, QC, Canada. Continue Reading »
03/26/2019 The “Research in Progress” session showcased presentations on several topics including marine concrete; geopolymers; admixtures; cementitious materials; and service life assessment. Continue Reading »
07/02/2018 ACI draws expertise from around the world to advance concrete durability, performance, efficiency, and constructability. Our advocacy is not arbitrary, but rather is based on demonstrable advantages that make concrete the material of choice. Continue Reading »
10/15/2017 Seismic Resistance of Concrete Structures Using FRP Materials was one of several sessions at the 13th International Symposium on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement of Concrete Structures. The symposium kicked off The Concrete Convention and Exposition, in Anaheim, CA, USA, October 14, 2017. Continue Reading »
08/02/2017 Making Connections is the theme for The Concrete Convention and Exposition, taking place at the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA, USA, October 15-19, 2017. The Southern California Chapter of ACI is proud to host the convention this fall, as an opportunity to showcase the companies, projects, current events, and landmarks that inspired the convention theme. Continue Reading »
07/28/2017 More than 2,000 engineers, architects, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives from around the world are expected to convene at the Disneyland® Hotel and Disney's Paradise Pier® Hotel, Anaheim, CA, USA, October 15-19, 2017, to collaborate on concrete codes, specifications and standards. Continue Reading »
03/31/2017 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2017-2018 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, MI, USA, this month. Khaled W. Awad has been elected to serve as president of the Institute for 2017-2018. Continue Reading »
03/31/2017 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the winners of its 2017 Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Polymer Composites Competition. The competition took place at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, MI, USA. Continue Reading »
03/25/2017 Be ready this week at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, MI, USA, for a busy schedule of international concrete industry experts presenting technical and educational sessions that will provide you with the latest research, case studies, best practices, and the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Continue Reading »
01/12/2017 Nearly 2,000 engineers, architects, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives from around the world will convene at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, MI, USA, March 26-March 30, 2017, to collaborate on concrete codes, specifications and standards. Continue Reading »
10/27/2016 Shredded cars turned into aggregate for concrete. This interesting research was presented on Contractors’ Day at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Philadelphia, PA, USA, recently. The session titled, “Mechanical Properties of Concrete Made with Fluff,” explained how materials derived from the shredding of automobiles results in a mixture of ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal and shredder waste, called automotive shredder residue (ASR). Continue Reading »
04/25/2016 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2016-2017 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, this month. Continue Reading »
04/18/2016 ACI knows that Student Members and Young Professionals value their membership and want to actively engage in expanding their professional careers. A perfect opportunity for this engagement was the convention session—Undergraduate Research on Concrete Materials, Structural Design, or Construction. Continue Reading »
04/23/2015 The recent Concrete Convention and Exposition in Kansas City, MO, USA, provided concrete professionals with numerous learning and social events. Continue Reading »
04/14/2015 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the winners of its 2015 Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Competition. The competition took place at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Kansas City, MO, USA. Continue Reading »
04/14/2015 Session attendees have a wide range of sessions to choose from at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Kansas City, MO, and many of those presentations have a core theme of resilience. Session attendees are discussing everything from the impact of climate change on concrete structures to resilience as a design objective. Continue Reading »
04/03/2015 A focus on resilience and sustainability is needed to mitigate the financial, environmental, and community impacts from natural threats and aging infrastructure. Continue Reading »
10/28/2014 The American Concrete Institute honored Prof. James K. Wight, ACI Past President, with a three part symposium at the ACI Fall 2014 Convention in Washington D.C. Continue Reading »
08/26/2014 ACI is working with its members and partners around the world to face industry challenges and achieve its goal of facilitating and communicating the sustainable and environmental benefits of concrete structures. Continue Reading »
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