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P2P Initiative Resources

In March 2008, the RMC Research & Education Foundation released the CD "Research to Support the P2P Initiative." Below are links to the reports included on that CD. For a copy of the CD or to receive hardcopies of any of these reports, please contact Jennifer LeFevre.

Quality Management System for Ready Mixed Concrete Companies - The QMS is a tool that will assist ready mixed concrete companies with creating their own quality plan and includes a sample plan for a fictitious RMC company.

Model Performance Spec Phase II: Guide to Specifying Concrete Performance - This guide specification was written specifically for the provisions of ACI 318-08, Building Code for Structural Concrete and is intended to address properties or requirements for ready mixed concrete based on performance. It covers requirements for concrete that are not addressed in ACI 318.

Model Performance Spec Phase I: Preparation of a Performance-Based Specification for Cast-In-Place Concrete - Phase I of this project includes a literature review and identifies the methods for the development of a guide to specifying concrete performance.

Experimental Case Study Demonstrating the Advantages of Performance Specifications - This final report outlines the results of a laboratory study designed to show the advantages of performance-based criteria over prescriptive requirements in concrete specifications.

Pervious Concrete/Sustainable  Development Resources

Pervious concrete and other sustainable development resources such as the Crushed Concrete Aggregate study fall both under the Environment, Health & Safety Track as well as the Concrete Applications Track. To view our available pervious concrete/sustainable development resources, please view our Environment, Health & Safety Track section by clicking here.

Other Concrete Applications Projects

Life-365 Software Now Available for Download - The Life-365 software, information and instructions is now available for download on NRMCA's website by clicking here.

Hurricane Katrina Forensic Study - The full study is too large for download but is available on CD or as a hardcopy. An Abstract and Executive Summary is available for download.

National Institute of Standards and Technology's Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory Consortium - The VCCTL project at NIST is currently in Phase III. Additional information about the program may be viewed here.

Plant Inspector's Guide - The NRMCA administers a plant certification program that ensures that the production facilities used to manufacture concrete are in compliance with industry standards and are capable of furnishing quality concrete. The inspection is conducted by a licensed professional engineer who goes through a thorough checklist. The Plant Inspector’s Guide instructs the inspector on the intent of requirements of the certification program and will be used as a basis to qualify inspectors to conduct plant inspections. For more information on the Plant Inspection Program, please contact NRMCA's Nina Stedman at 240-485-1162 or at nstedman@nrmca.org. 

SCC Formwork Pressure Study Reports Available - A Progress Report and Task I Report on the Self-Consolidating Concrete Formwork Pressure Study are now available. The study, co-funded by the RMC Research & Education Foundation and ACI's Strategic Development Council, is a joint project taking place in cooperation with Sherbrooke University, Purdue University, Northwestern University and CTL Group.  Approved in May 2006, the entire study is expected to take approximately two years to complete.

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