ACI Global Home Middle East Region Portal Western Europe Region Portal
In today’s market, it is imperative to be knowledgeable and have an edge over the competition. ACI members have it…they are engaged, informed, and stay up to date by taking advantage of benefits that ACI membership provides them.
Read more about membership
Learn More
Become an ACI Member
Topics In Concrete
Home > Publications > International Concrete Abstracts Portal
Showing 1-5 of 1389 Abstracts search results
Document:
CI4610ConcreteQA
Date:
October 1, 2024
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
10
Issue:
46
Abstract:
The general purpose of reinforcing bars in slabs-on-ground is to control crack widths at the top surface of a slab. As the amount of reinforcement increases across the joint, the probability of out-of-joint cracking increases, as tighter cracks may occur at closer spacing than the joints. The Q&A provides some guidance on the amount of reinforcement crossing the joint and its role.
SP363
July 25, 2024
Author(s):
ACI Committee 345
Symposium Papers
363
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a state-of-the-art cementitious composite. Since the concept of this novel concrete mixture emerged in the 1990s, significant advancements have been made with numerous benefits such as high strength, flowability, high post-cracking tensile resistance, improved durability, reduced maintenance, and extended longevity. Currently, UHPC is employed around the globe alongside recently published practice guidelines. Although numerous research projects were undertaken to examine the behavior of UHPC-incorporated structures, there still are many gaps to be explored. Of interest are the development of robust and reliable mixtures and their application to primary load-bearing members for bridges and buildings, including various site demonstration projects that would promote the use of this leading-edge construction material. This Special Publication (SP) contains nine papers selected from three technical sessions held in the ACI Spring Convention in March 2022. All manuscripts were reviewed by at least two experts in accordance with the ACI publication policy. The Editors wish to thank all contributing authors and anonymous reviewers for their rigorous efforts. The Editors also gratefully acknowledge Ms. Barbara Coleman at ACI for her knowledgeable guidance. Yail J. Kim, Steven Nolan, and Antonio Nanni Editors University of Colorado Denver Florida Department of Transportation University of Miami
DOI:
10.14359/51742116
SP-362_74
June 18, 2024
Camille Martin--Cavaillé, Alexandra Bourdot, Olivier Rateau, Malo L’helguen, Nassim Sebaibi, and Rachid Bennacer
362
A possible way to reduce CO2 emissions linked to cementitious materials is to use alternative resources, particularly co-products from other industries. Oyster shell co-products are a calcareous resource produced by aquaculture currently available in coastal areas and must be valorized. The present study investigates the impact of crushed oyster shells used as aggregates in concrete on its mechanical behavior. Thus, concrete samples with 50% aggregates replaced by crushed oyster shells were formulated. Two different types of cement were used: CEMI for reference and low-carbon cement CEMIII-C. Mechanical strength and Young’s modulus were assessed at 28 days, and cracking under compression was followed by acoustic emission technique. Results show that oyster shell aggregates slightly reduce concrete's mechanical resistance but significantly decrease its Young’s modulus. However, cracking behavior under compression remains similar during compression loading.
10.14359/51742024
CI4605Jana
May 1, 2024
Dipayan Jana
5
Even at a level of less than 0.5% by mass of aggregate, pyrrhotite can cause extensive cracking and crumbling of concrete. Because such type of deterioration is rather new, a proper testing protocol to forecast potential damage in concrete is needed. The article discusses important factors that should be considered when developing such performance-based test protocol.
SP-360_20
March 1, 2024
Emmanuel Ferrier, Laurent Michel, Andrea Armonico
360
This paper presents the crack monitoring of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets. Emphasis is placed on the development of a smart FRP bonded material that can measure the crack opening of a reinforced concrete beam strengthened by FRP. The reliability measured by a conventional digital image correlation (DIC) and by the proposed smart FRP is employed to assess the contribution of the FRP to control the crack. The monitoring process is based on a large set of experimental database consisting of 19 test beams. The effect of FRP to control the crack opening is studied depending on the steel ratio, FRP ratio and the level of damaged of RC beams when FRP is applied. The results were compared with the theoretical values of crack width and spacing predicted using the Eurocode 2 (EC2) formula, calibrated for non-strengthened RC elements. The corresponding results were compared in order to clarify the effect of external bonded FRP on the cracking behaviour of RC beams.
10.14359/51740632
Results Per Page 5 10 15 20 25 50 100
The International Concrete Abstracts Portal is an ACI led collaboration with leading technical organizations from within the international concrete industry and offers the most comprehensive collection of published concrete abstracts.