Transcript ACI Committee 544F Fiber Reinforced Concrete Durability

ACI Committee 544F
Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Durability
Compilation of Activities since ACI Spring
Convention, Dallas, 2012
Corina Aldea
Toronto, 23 October 2012
Technical Sessions
Fiber Reinforced Concrete for sustainable
structures
– ACI Convention Fall 2012 Toronto, 2-hour
session
– Wednesday October 24, 2012, 11:00 a.m. –
1:00 p.m., Civic North, 4 papers
Note: plan to organize sessions with similar
topic in future conventions co-sponsored with
other ACI committees (ex. 549, 130).
Technical notes
Based on ACI 544.5R-10
– Permeability of FRC – Jean-Philippe Charron and Corina
Aldea; balloted internally 544F; 544 open ballot, closing
date November 10, 2012.
– Effect of fibers on shrinkage cracking – Jerry Morton, and
Michael McPhee; work in progress
– Effect of fibers on freeze-thaw resistance – Cliff
MacDonald and Simon Evans; work in progress
– Effect of fibers on corrosion resistance – Joaquim Barros
and Nemi Banthia; no news
– Emerging technologies – Florence Sanchez; no news.
– Effect of fibers on blast resistance – Liberato Ferrara, Cliff
MacDonald, long term.
Report
Revisions ACI 544.5R-10 – no news
–Chapter review
• Electrical properties – Nemi Banthia
–Add new sections for
• Emerging technologies – Florence Sanchez, Nemi
Banthia
• Blast resistance of FRC – Liberato Ferrara, long
term.