Concrete Institute Updates Building Code Guidebook
ENR
First major revisions since 2005 rolled out at World of Concrete.
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Concrete That Fears Water No More
Building Design & Construction
Concrete is one of most durable manmade materials, but it has one fundamental flaw: as it hardens, concrete becomes porous. It essentially becomes a “hard sponge” that allows water to bleed through the surface, causing damage to the concrete's chemical composition and steel reinforcement.
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RMC Introduces New Guide to Specifying Concrete Performance
Construction Equipment Guide
The RMC Research & Education Foundation announced the availability of the Model Performance Specification Phase II: Guide to Specifying Concrete Performance.This report is a follow up to Model Performance Specification Phase I: Preparation of a Performance-Based Specification for Cast-in-Place Concrete that was published in 2006.
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