Among the considerable challenges to the successful application of moisture sensitive flooring materials, perhaps the most common are curing the slab and obtaining good adhesive bond between the flooring and concrete. There appears, however, to be some confusion in the industry as to how to ensure that curing compounds are compatible with flooring adhesives. The effectiveness of specifying cure and seal compounds that conform to ASTM C1315 and suggestions for a successful flooring material application are discussed.

ACI will honor 17 of its most active members with the rank of Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (FACI) during the Opening Session and Awards Program of the Spring 2008 Convention.

After a seismic event, bridge inspectors and maintenance engineers must act quickly to ensure public safety and minimize economic impact caused by disruption of the road network. Because a common inspection and assessment protocol would improve the efficiency of inspection and evaluation efforts, a research program was conducted to develop standard tools for assessing the load capacities of reinforced concrete bridge elements damaged under seismic loads. A summary of the results is presented.