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The concrete industry's Strategic Development Council, a Council of the ACI Foundation, is currently seeking presentations for future sessions.
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A working group of the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Committee 131 on Building Information Modeling (BIM) is actively developing an Information Delivery Manual (IDM) for cast-in-place concrete.
Footing-to-wall connections are a requirement of the International Residential Code (IRC), which requires this connection to be performed with steel pins or a concrete notch.
From CC’s LinkedIn discussion group comes this question: Does anyone have another option to remove mass concrete foundations without using an excavator and breaker?
Under resilient floors, what is less likely to telegraph joints after moisture equilibration: semirigid epoxy or polyurea?
The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, The Bronx, N.Y., gets a makeover.
Wayne Brothers, Inc. made the largest single concrete placement to date in the company's 24-year history.
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Copper Mountain Mining Corp. announces that the company commenced construction on the mill foundations at the Copper Mountain Project site.
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The Florida Marlins enter a significant chapter in construction of their new ballpark this morning, when the concrete foundation was poured for the first of 12 super columns that will support the venue's roof.
New Orleans is currently the fastest-growing city in the U.S., partly due to the work of the Army Corps of Engineers.
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The ACI Foundation, a wholly-owned and non-profit subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), announces the opening of its student Fellowship and Scholarship program for the 2010-2011 academic year.
The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) recently unveiled its Residential Foundation Contractor Certification program.
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The ACI Foundation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), is pleased to announce its donation of $50,000 to the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program.
Reentrant corner cracks can ruin an otherwise impressive slab, whether it be decorative concrete, an industrial slab, a high-end exposed retail floor, or your backyard patio.
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The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA), a North American association dedicated to improving the quality and acceptance of cast-in-place concrete foundations, has announced the newest terms for its Board of Directors as well as a new President to direc
The most frequent call to the Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) is some version of “My foundation wall has cracks, should I be concerned?” I usually begin by quoting an old phrase—Concrete is guaranteed to do two things: get hard and crack.
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The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) recently announced its Call for Entries for its 2009 Projects of the Year Awards, formerly known as the "Basement of the Year."
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The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) announced a new heaviest panel on the Top Ten list. The new title-holder is the 339,000-pound panel for the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. The owner selected tilt-up for this project because the method enabled them to achieve their desired look more...
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The 2008–2009 American Shotcrete Association (ASA) Graduate Scholarship Program now is accepting applications for two graduate scholarships for the 2008–2009 academic year.
Placing mass concrete—which is defined for practical purposes as concrete formed with a minimum dimension of 3 feet—presents challenges in any type of construction.