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STANDARDS, PRACTICES and MANUALS ON SPECIFICATIONS

301-16 Specifications for Structural Concrete

563-18: Specifications for Repair of Concrete in Buildings

329.1T-18: TechNote: Minimum Cementitious Materials Content in Specifications

503.4-92 (Reapproved 2003): Standard Specifications for Repairing Concrete with Epoxy Mortars

350.5M-12 Specifications for Environmental Concrete Structures (Metric)

350.5-12 Specifications for Environmental Concrete Structures

506.5R-09: Guide for Specifying Underground Shotcrete

Technical Committee Manual

117S-01: Standard Specifications for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials (Reapproved 2002) - Spanish Language

329R-14 Report on Performance-Based Requirements for Concrete

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JOURNAL Articles ON SPECIFICATIONS

Development of Live Load Distribution Factor Equation for Concrete Multicell Box-Girder Bridges under Vehicle Loading

Publication: IJCSM
Date: 3/31/2019

Development of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete with Various Silica Admixtures

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 3/1/2019

False Positives in ASTM C618 Specifications for Natural Pozzolans

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 1/1/2019

Performance of Shear Specimens Reinforced with High- Strength Reinforcing Bars

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 11/1/2018

Development of Headed Bars in Slab-Column Joints of Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridges

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 9/1/2018

An Innovative Approach to Concrete Mixture Proportioning

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 9/1/2018

Aggregate Correction Factors for Concrete Elastic Modulus Prediction

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 7/1/2018

Formwork Pressure Model for Self-Consolidating Concrete Using Pressure Decay Signature

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 5/1/2018

Estimated Transfer Lengths of 0.6 in. (15.4 mm) Grade 350 (2400 MPa) Strands in High-Strength Concrete Pretensioned Members

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 5/1/2018

Strengthening of a Bridge Using Post-Tensioned Near‑Surface-Mounted Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer in Multi-Hazard Environment

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 3/1/2018

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Practice oriented papers and articles ON SPECIFICATIONS

Offshore Concrete Gravity-Based Structures

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 2/1/2019

Shear Strengthening of Concrete Bridges using CFRP Strips and Anchors and Quality Control Procedures

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 11/1/2018

State-of-the-Practice of Global Manufacturing of FRP Rebar and Specifications

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 11/1/2018

Concrete Q&A: Referencing ACI Documents

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 11/1/2018

Implementation of Closed GFRP Stirrups in FRP-RC Design of Traffic Barriers

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 11/1/2018

Advances in Admixtures and In-Transit Concrete Management Systems for Sustainable Construction

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 9/26/2018

Rapid Strength Concrete for Rehabilitation of Transportation Infrastructure

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 9/26/2018

Structural Engineering in the 21st Century: The perspective of a University of Toronto Graduate

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 9/12/2018

Concretes with Low Paste and Low Cement Content Durability and Sustainability

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 8/10/2018

CARES Sustainable Constructional Steel Certification Scheme

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 8/10/2018

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FREE ONLINE EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS ON specifications (VIDEOS)

600 Bridges without Cracks

by Ed McLean

ACI 563—Specifications for Repair

by Marjorie M. Lynch

Alkali-Activated and Geopolymer Cements: Design from Atoms to Applications

by John L. Provis

Alternative Cementitious Materials (ACMs) State-of-the-Art Summary

by Lawrence L. Sutter

Behavior of Type K Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete under Various Forms of Mechanical Restraint

by Seth Roswurm

Case Study Using Performance-Based Criteria for SCC Coastal Condominium Column Repair

by David G. Tepke

Development and Execution of a Performance Specification for Mass Concrete in a Transit Station

by R. Doug Hooton

Dimensional Stability of Type K Concrete Slabs-on-Ground

by Shideh Shadravan

Early-Age Bridge Deck Cracking—A Case Study

by Elizabeth Nadelman

Effect of Fly Ash and Silica Fume on Time to Corrosion Initiation for Specimens Exposed Long-Term to Seawater

by Francisco Presuel-Moreno

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