Title:
Celebrating Concrete History: A Tribute to Luke and Billie Snell
Author(s):
F. Michael Bartlett, Karin T. O’Brien, W. James Wilde, Anne Werner, Jacob L. Borgerson, Kelsey E. Sheridan, Kimberly Waggle Kramer, and Lance Heiliger
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
47
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
43-47
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51749272
Date:
11/1/2025
Abstract:
At the ACI Concrete Convention – Fall 2025 in Baltimore, MD, USA, ACI Committee 120, History of Concrete, held a special session titled, “Documenting Concrete History: A Tribute to Luke and Billie Snell,” commemorating their contributions to the success of the Committee. This article describes presentations given by six Committee members based on papers previously published by the Snells.
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