American Concrete Institute
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of four new publications:
440.1R-06: Guide for the Design and Construction of Structural Concrete Reinforced with FRP Bars — This guide offers general information on the history and use of FRP reinforcement, a description of the unique material properties of FRP, and guidelines for the construction and design of structural concrete members, reinforced with FRP bars.
522R-06: Pervious Concrete — This document provides technical information on pervious concrete's application, design methods, materials, properties, mixture proportioning, construction methods, testing, inspection and more.
SP 234: Seventh CANMET/ACI International Conference on Durability of Concrete — These proceedings of the Seventh CANMET/ACI International Conference on Durability of Concrete, held at the end of May in Montreal, contain 50 papers related to concrete durability. The diverse papers in this publication include corrosion inhibitors for reinforced concrete, durability of concrete with recycled fine aggregate, and self-curing, shrinkage-free concrete, among others.
SP 235: Eighth CANMET/ACI International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology — These proceedings of the Eighth CANMET/ACI International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology, held at the end of May in Montreal, contain 17 papers related to recent advances in concrete technology. Topics covered in this publication include: self-compacting concrete, shrinkage, self-consolidating concrete, and more.
These publications can be ordered from the American Concrete Institute:

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