As a standard practice, our office uses an elastic frame analysis program to determine the design forces for concrete frames. The program documentation indicates the software is capable of second-order analyses, but we’re not sure if the software accounts for magnification between the ends of the elements. ACI 318-08, Section 10.10.2.2,1 states: Second-order effects shall be considered along the length of compression members. It shall be permitted to account for these effects using the moment magnification procedure outlined in 10.10

Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) currently holds less than a 10% share of the cast-in-place concrete market in Sweden. One of the factors leading to this low level of acceptance is the difficulty of predicting formwork pressures associated with SCC. If the actual formwork pressure can be monitored in real time, concrete contractors will be able to adjust the casting rate to maintain the formwork pressure below a safe threshold. For that purpose, different methods of measuring formwork pressure were compared

I cannot thank our ACI committee members enough for their service and assistance during my transition to the ACI Presidency after Dick Stehly’s sudden passing. To the following members who have ended terms on Standing Board Committees as of the ACI Spring 2011 Convention, I appreciate your efforts and dedication