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More new references for concrete professionals
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of four new publications.

SP-237 CD-ROM: Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures — This CD-ROM is a collection of 19 papers presented at a 2003 workshop in Maui. Topics include the development and validation of plain, reinforced, and fiber-reinforced concrete constitutive models, new approaches to simulating the response of reinforced concrete continua, new element formations to enable improved simulation of component response, the creation of new experimental data sets, and new computational techniques.

SP-238: International Symposium on Confined Concrete — This publication contains 28 papers that were presented at a symposium held in China in 2004. Topics include performance-based design and seismic analysis, confined concrete models, finite element modeling, confined concrete in steel and concrete composites, and FRP-confined concrete.

SP-240 CD-ROM: Performance-Based Design of Concrete Building for Wind Loads — This CD-ROM contains six papers that were presented at a technical session held in San Francisco in fall 2004. Topics include an overview of performance-based design, the nature of wind loads and wind tunnel testing, structural modeling assumptions, components of lateral deformations in buildings, and types of concrete structural systems to be considered when figuring for wind loads.

302.2R-06: Guide for Concrete Slabs that Receive Moisture-Sensitive Flooring Materials — This guide contains materials, design, and construction recommendations for concrete slabs-on-ground and suspended slabs that are to receive moisture-sensitive flooring materials. These flooring materials include sheet rubber, epoxy coatings, vinyl composition tile, sheet vinyl, carpet, athletic flooring, laminates and hardwood. Several chapters provide an understanding of concrete moisture behavior and drying, and show how recommended construction practices can contribute to the successful performance of floor covering materials. This background provides a basis for recommendations on how to improve performance of floor-covering materials in contact with concrete moisture and alkalinity.

These publications can be ordered from the American Concrete Institute.
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