ACI SP-304:2015 PDF Download

ACI SP-304:2015 is a special publication that focuses on the sustainable performance of concrete bridges and elements subjected to aggressive environments. The publication recognizes the importance of sustainability in the construction industry, and the need to improve the durability and efficiency of materials used in the built environment. The papers included in the publication cover a range of topics, including performance reliability of concrete beams strengthened with FRP sheets, reducing deck cracking in composite bridges, monitoring of pretensioned precast super girders, using GFRP reinforcing for bridge deck extension, analytical modeling of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with MF-FRP, and the use of self-consolidating concrete and high volume fly ash concrete in bridges. Other topics covered in the publication include managing ASR and DEF in concrete bridge columns, assessment of early corrosion in prestressed concrete, the role of shrinkage strains causing early-age cracking, and finite element modeling of RC beams strengthened with prestressed NSM CFRP strips.

The purpose of the publication is to provide information and research on monitoring, evaluating, and rehabilitating concrete bridges and their elements in aggressive environments. The included papers have been rigorously reviewed and evaluated by experts in the field, and the publication aims to contribute to the ongoing efforts to improve the sustainability and performance of concrete structures in aggressive environments.