The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected eight research projects to receive grants this year. The CRC seeks concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures in coordination with ACI Technical Committees.
The following research projects will receive funding from the ACI Foundation and were awarded based on relevancy and potential impact of the research, supplemental support for the project such as collaboration with other funders and organizations, overall proposal quality, researcher capability, and ACI Technical Committee engagement.
A Planning Study to Speed Up Broad Implementation of More Sustainable and Resilient Concrete Materials by the Pavement Sector PI: Somayeh Nassiri, University of California Davis
Co-PI: John Harvey, University of California Davis
Endorsed by ACI Committee 240 – Pozzolans
Examining the Abrasion and Carbonation Resistance of Portland Limestone Cement Systems for Industrial Floors
PI: Mehdi Khanzadeh Moradllo, Temple University
Endorsed by ACI Committee 225 – Hydraulic Cements
Three- Versus Four-Point Bending Test for The Identification of UHPFRC/FRC Tensile Constitutive Behavior
PI: Francesco Lo Monte, Politecnico di Milano
Co-PI: Barzin Mobasher, Arizona State University
Endorsed by ACI Committee 544 - Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Leveraging Transfer Learning to Predict the Performance of Novel Concrete Mix Designs in an Expeditious Manner
PI: Stephanie Paal, Texas A&M University
Endorsed by ACI Committee 135 - Machine Learning-Informed Construction and Design
Ultra-High Performance Concrete Compressive Model in Flexural Compression ZonePI: Yi Shao, McGill University
Endorsed by ACI Committee 239 - Ultra-High-Performance ConcreteAnalysis And Design of Concrete Bridge Deck Overhang Using GFRP BarsPI: Khaled Sennah, Toronto Metropolitan University
Endorsed by ACI Committee 440 - Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement and ACI Committee 343 - Concrete Bridge Design
Experimental Investigation of Use of UHPC to Simplify Structural Detailing of Precast Shear Walls in Seismic Regions
PI: Sriram Aaleti, University of Alabama
Co-PI: Michael E. Kreger, University of Alabama
Endorsed by ACI Committee 550 - Precast Concrete Structures (Joint ACI-ASCE)
Strength Reduction Factor for Plain Concrete
PI: Andrzej Nowak, Auburn University
Endorsed by ACI Committee 380 – Structural Plain Concrete; ACI Committee 332 – Residential Concrete Work; and ACI Committee 348 – Structural Reliability & Safety
The ACI Foundation is committed to progress in the industry by contributing financially to necessary and worthy research. Additional information about each of this year’s awarded projects—including additional funding partners, research team, ACI committee involvement, project details, and more—is available at ACIFoundation.org/research.