Concrete Materials Database.
Concrete Materials Database.
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Oland, C. B.; Ferraris, C. F.
Concrete International, Vol. 22, No. 12, 28-33,
December 2000.
Keywords:
concretes; information technology; databases; material
properties
Abstract:
ACI Committee 126 on Database Formats for Concrete
Materials Properties was organized in 1990 to develop
and report information on database formats for concrete
and related materials. The committee is accomplishing
this mission by preparing guides for use in developing
concrete material property databases. An overview of a
Guide to a Recommended Format for Concrete in a
Materials Property Database is presented. The guide is
intended for use in establishing the content of a
comprehensive concrete materials property database. It
contains recommended formats for organizing and
subdividing concrete constituent data, processing
information, and concrete properties and performance
characteristics. The guide facilitates computerefficient
storage and retrieval of information about concrete and
to allow meaningful comparison of concrete properties
from different sources. Due to recent advances in
computer hardware and software technology, it may be
possible in the near future for engineers to solve a
wide range of complex problems using integrated
computerized systems that can incorporate information
about available concrete materials. The guide developed
by ACI Committee 126 should help make this concept a
reality, providing the concrete industry with valuable
new information technology.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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