ACI SP-270:2010 PDF Download

ACI SP-270:2010 is a compilation of ten papers presented by ACI Committee 236 at the ACI Spring convention in 2010. The papers cover various topics related to the material science of concrete, including the characterization of the nanostructure and microstructure of concrete, cracking reduction, incorporating nanofibers into concrete mixtures, and examining the material behavior of concrete at the microstructural level.

The table of contents of SP-270 includes titles and authors of each paper. The papers cover topics such as the study of cement paste setting at the microstructural level, x-ray nanotomography of cement microstructure, closed-form solutions for uniaxial passive restraint experiments, applications of electrical impedance methods in linking structure of micro- and macro-porous concretes to their transport properties, improvement of fresh-state concrete through small additions of clay, cement-based materials characterization at nanoscale, monitoring chemical shrinkage using pressure sensors, internal curing and its role in relative humidity measurements and desorption of lightweight aggregate (LWA), quantifying damage due to aggregate expansion in cement matrix, and the mechanical properties and nanostructure of cement-based materials reinforced with carbon nanofibers and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) microfibers.