Welcome to ACBM's website!
Established in 1989, ACBM is now the world's preeminent research consortium on cement and concrete. ACBM conducts basic research for a better understanding of the materials science of cement and concrete. It has contributed major advances in the knowledge of these materials and their behavior.

ACBM Research Institutions include Northwestern University, Purdue University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, and National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Affiliate Institutions include Universite de Sherbrooke, Icelandic Building Research Institute, Delft University of Technology, Politecnico di Milano, Technical University of Denmark, and Universite Laval.

Industrial Partners include Haliburton, Holcim, Lafarge, PCA, and W.R. Grace.

For more information on ACBM, visit the Overview page.

ACBM researchers and Industrial Partner representatives should visit the members section and sign-up for a login and password. This will enable those users to view information on meetings and research updates.

News Briefs
Nathan Tregger named 2007 Outstanding Student of the Year
Every year, the Transportation Research Board honors the most outstanding students from each participating University Transportation Center. These students are selected based on accomplishments in areas such as research, academic performance, and leadership. Nathan Tregger is a graduate student at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University. His current research focuses on the hardened-state properties of concrete. At the same time, Nathan has been a teaching assistant for several classes and oversaw undergraduate research projects.

Semiannual Technical Review, March 26 & 27, 2008
The ACBM Spring Semiannual Technical Review will be held March 26 & 27, 2008. Please log in to the member's area for more information.

Conference Announcement: SCC 2008
The Third North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete is approaching quickly. It will be held at the Chicago Marriot O'Hare from November 10-12, 2008. Registration information soon to come. For more information, please visit the SCC 2008 website (www.scc2008.info).

11th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components, May 11-14, 2008
Papers are invited from researchers and professionals from the building sector. A list of conference themes can be found at the conference website (www.11dbmc.org).

Congratulations Poster Winners from the October 3 & 4, 2007 Semiannual Technical Review
1st place: "Shrinkage Mitigation Strategies in Cementitious Systems" - Ryan Henkensiefken
2nd place: "Relating the Minislump Flow Test to Rheological Parameters" - Nathan Tregger, Northwestern University
3rd place: "Measuring and Modeling the Setting Behavior of Cement Pastes" - Giri Venkiteela, University of Louisville

Projects and Publications ACBM is currently entering its second research cycle (2003-2006). New Research Projects have been selected which focus on ACBM's three broad topic areas; Designing for Performance, Life Cycle Prediction, and Waste Material Utilization. Additionally, a complete list has been compiled of ACBM Publications resulting from the first cycle of funding (2000-2003).

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