Technical Committee 213: Lightweight Aggregate and Concrete
213 - Lightweight Aggregate and Concrete
Committee Mission: Develop and report information on mineral lightweight aggregates and structural lightweight concrete made with such aggregates.
Goals: 1) Revise and maintain ACI PRC-213, "Ligthtweight-Aggregate Concrete—Guide"; 2) Develop 213.Z document, "Selecting and Proportions for Structural Lightweight Concrete—Guide" (formerly under ACI committee 211); 3) Pursue additional research of internal curing and lightweight aggregate concrete, and present and publish results and implement technology transfer to codes and standards; 4) Develop and deliver educational programs on internal curing and on all other aspects of design with use of lightweight aggregates and structural lightweight concrete; 5) Provide liaison with other ACI committees on lightweight aggregate concrete references in their documents.
Chair: Steven Maloof TAC Contact: Anton Schindler
MS: Sustainable Development of Resilient Infrastructure Using High-Performance Lightweight Materials
Call for Abstracts is open for the MS iib12 at the #EMI2025 in Anaheim, California: Sustainable Development of Resilient Infrastructure Using High-Performance Lightweight Materials Chairs: Fariborz M. Tehrani, California State University, Fresno Nima Khodadadi, University of Miami and Yuqiu Ye, The University of Kansas Abstract submission closes on December 1, 2024. <https://lnkd.in/gqVhjQ2v> This mini symposium offers a unique platform for integrating diverse perspectives. It approaches from different fields to explore the use of lightweight materials in high-performance engineering systems, core infrastructure, and lifelines. Lightweight materials, such as granular, cementitious, bituminous, and growing media, are crucial in optimizing natural resources, reducing transportation impacts, and minimizing environmental footprints. The presentations will cover case studies, best practices, lifecycle analyses, sustainability ratings, objective resilience processes, and other advancements. The mini symposium welcomes contributions that offer environmental, social, economic, or technical perspectives. Additionally, the development of built infrastructures, incorporating techniques like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and structural health monitoring, is a significant step in evaluating the effectiveness of materials, means, and methods throughout the lifecycle of projects and is, therefore, highly valuable to the engineering mechanics community. EMI - Engineering Mechanics Institute American Society of Civil Engineers
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Join ESCSI and Become A Member
ESCSI offers Producer membership to firms or individuals producing and shipping lightweight aggregates consistently conforming to the current version of Specifications C-330 and C-331 of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Such lightweight aggregates shall be produced by expanding and vitrifying suitable shale, clay and slate by the rotary kiln process.
ESCSI offers Associate membership to companies, individuals or organizations that promote or support services to the expanded shale, clay or slate members. Industry associations that support ESCS and whose members include ESCS manufacturers, distributors and suppliers may join as Associate members. Companies or associations that produce or promote alternative products for uses similar to uses of expanded shale, clay or slate are not eligible for Associate membership.