FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (April 15, 2008) - The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of four new publications to educate and inform industry professionals on the newest concrete-related information and technology. As always, ACI members receive a special discount (up to 40 percent) on all publications. Publications can be ordered by calling 248-848-3800 or online at www.concrete.org.

SP-2 (07): Manual of Concrete Inspection
This manual is intended to guide, assist, and instruct concrete inspectors and others engaged in concrete construction and testing, including field engineers, construction superintendants, supervisors, laboratory and field technicians, and workers. Designers may also find the manual to be a valuable reference by using the information to better adapt their designs to the realities of field construction. Because of the diverse possible uses of the manual and the varied backgrounds of its readers, it includes the reasoning behind the technical instructions.

Publisher: American Concrete Institute
Publishing date: March 2008
Number of pages: 200
Price: $127.50 (ACI members $77.00)

522.1-08: Specification for Pervious Concrete
This specification covers materials, preparation, forming, placing, finishing, jointing, curing, and quality control of pervious concrete pavement. Provisions governing testing, evaluation, and acceptance of pervious concrete pavement are included. Also available in PDF form.

Publisher: American Concrete Institute
Publishing date: March 2008
ISBN: 978-0-87031-271-7
Number of pages: 7
Price: $32.50 (ACI members $20.00)

ITG-5.1-07: Acceptance Criteria for Special Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Structural Walls Based on Validation Testing
This document applies to structures in regions of high seismic risk or to structures assigned to high seismic performance or design categories. It defines the minimum experimental evidence that can be deemed to satisfy the use of unbonded post-tensioned precast structural walls (shearwalls) for bearing wall and building frame special reinforced concrete shear wall systems, as defined in ASCE/SEI 7-05, when those walls do not fully satisfy the intent of the prescriptive requirements of Chapter 21 of ACI 318-05. This document includes mandatory Acceptance Criteria and nonmandatory Commentary, and is written so its requirements can be coordinated directly with the requirements for special precast structural walls in Section 21.8 of ACI 318-05. Also available in PDF form.