For Construction Pros: Guide to Fiber-Reinforced Concrete: Tips for Design, Specification & Application
The American Concrete Institute has released the new ACI Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook as a three-volume handbook providing guidance to professionals engaged in the design of reinforced concrete ...
According to the American Concrete Institute CT-18, fiber-reinforced concrete is a concrete mixture that is reinforced with dispersed, randomly orientated fibers. These fibers can be used in lieu of ...
ACI CODE-318 is the document that presents the requirements for the design and construction of structural concrete that are necessary to ensure public safety.
STRANG is a Miami-based design firm renowned for advancing the principles of Environmental Modernism in extraordinary locations around the world. This concept, dubbed by the firm, reflects their deep commitment to designing stunning architectural works that maintain an acute awareness of each project's surrounding environment and site. Founded by Max Strang in 1998, the firm’s distinguished ...
cross the Gulf Coast, resilient design has become less about creating a fortress and more about working with the forces that shape its environment. When Hurricane Ian struck in 2022, followed by Helene and AMilton two years later, Southwest Florida started building from a new baseline. Our homes needed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane—and recover as quickly as possible afterward ...
Concrete is a very durable material. Fine examples of its first structural use by the Romans are still standing, and concrete is now probably the most widely used building material in the world.
Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bound together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid. It is the second-most-used substance (after water), [1] the most widely used building material, [2] and the most-manufactured material in the world. [3]