The wide range of concrete-related products and services for the building industry include design software, anchors, association services, testing tools, forming panels, epoxies and adhesives, and admixtures, as well as reinforcement and repair solutions. In response to a request from Structural Engineer, a number of companies provided the following information about their products. Some companies declined to participate by failing to return the questionnaire by our deadline. We apologize for inadvertent omissions. To be added to our contact list, please e-mail Jennifer Goupil, P.E., at jgoupil@zweigwhite.com.

ADAPT Corporation offers a comprehensive suite of integrated design software for structural concrete slab systems, mat foundations, beams, beam frames, and segmentally constructed bridges—ADAPT-Builder suite and ADAPT-ABI. The suite offers flexibility by designing conventionally reinforced or post-tensioned structures using 2-D EFM or 3-D FEM modeling and analysis options for simple or very complex geometries. Featuring a Dynamic Rebar Design module, it gives structural engineers full control over the definition, design, placement, orientation, and customization of reinforcement design using fully editable 3-D rebar objects. Bi-directional integration with Revit Structure integrates ADAPT software into BIM workflow.
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Adhesives Technology Corporation manufactures high-strength epoxy adhesives for post-installed anchoring, doweling applications, bonding/coating, and structural concrete repair. Products are for use in concrete, brick, block, or stone. A wide selection of formulas, viscosities, and cure times are offered, and packaging includes multiple dual-cartridge sizes in addition to larger cost-saving bulk packaging configurations.
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Advitam Inc., is an engineering service provider for all types of non-destructive testing, instrumentation, and structural health monitoring applications for concrete structures. According to the company, it uses state-of-the-art techniques, including Fiber Optic Systems for crack monitoring, temperature, and strain measurement; Slotstress, a patented strain relief method for determining in-situ compressive stress of concrete; Ground Penetrating Radar; Fiberscope Inspection; and Direct Digital Tension measurement of stressed tendons.
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According to Ainsworth Group of Companies, its Pourform HDO (High Density Overlay) concrete-forming panels are designed to provide the finest architectural finish. The HDO minimizes the transfer of veneer texture to the concrete, and the high-resin content produces a uniform and glossy concrete appearance suitable for architectural applications. Ideal for high-rise and large-scale projects, all Pourform products are engineered to achieve more concrete pours per panel.
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AltusGroup’s CarbonCast precast concrete technology replaces conventional reinforcement with a non-corrosive, high-strength carbon fiber grid that can reduce the use of raw materials, improve insulation values, enhance corrosion resistance, and provide superior longevity. CarbonCast technology can be used in a number of architectural and structural applications, including architectural and hardwall non-load bearing panels, high-performance insulated wall panels, and double tees for commercial applications, as well as wall panels and decks for residential uses.
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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is one of the world’s leading authorities on concrete technology. ACI members enjoy a variety of benefits designed to keep them informed on cutting-edge concrete technologies, techniques, and practices. Whether you’re an educator, student, or work in concrete design, construction, or maintenance, according to the association, you will find ACI membership to be one of the most valuable investments you’ll ever make.
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The American Society of Concrete Contractors is a trade association serving the cast-in-place concrete contractor with educational and networking opportunities.
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Virtually any exterior-type APA—The Engineered Wood Association panel can be used for concrete formwork because all such panels are manufactured with waterproof glue. Plyform, HDO, and certain proprietary Medium Density Overlay (MDO) panels are particularly well-suited to concrete forming use. The function of the overlay is to add stability, repel foreign substances from the surface, and provide a smoother and more durable forming surface. The thermo-set resins used in overlay production are hard and resist water, chemicals, and abrasion.
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AquaBond, LLC manufactures professional two-part adhesive and sealant systems for the pool, fountain, and spa industries. The company’s concrete repair compounds have been formulated to fill cracks in a variety of construction projects. Two formulas are provided: The low viscosity CR-2000 compound flows and fills thin cracks easily and provides excellent adhesion to most structural materials; the CR-2100 is a non-sag compound that won’t run when applied to vertical surfaces.
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The admixture systems business of BASF develops, manufactures, and markets chemical and mineral admixtures for specialty concrete used in the ready-mix, precast, paving, manufactured concrete products, and underground construction markets. Its Master Builders brand of products are used to improve the workability, placing, pumping, consolidation, finishing, and aesthetics of concrete while providing specified strength and durability, including corrosion protection of embedded reinforcement and resistance to alkali-silica reactivity and chemical attack.
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Boral Material Technologies Inc. (BMTI), is a marketer of fly ash and all coal combustion products. With more than four decades of experience marketing fly ash to the concrete industry, Boral is a pioneer in the development of new construction material technologies, according to the company. Ready-mixed concrete producers and contractors improve their operations with the aid of BMTI’s supply reliability, technical expertise, and sales and service support.
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CERATECH, Inc., is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and supplier of highly engineered, next-generation construction materials for the Department of Defense, the construction, transportation, and marine industries. The company’s material technology was born in an effort to develop commercially viable concrete repair materials that incorporate high levels of waste streams. The PAVEMEND line of products is comprised of non-traditional cementitious materials, including rapid-setting, self- and semi-leveling structural repair mortar, structural repair concrete, and new construction concrete. The non-portland, non-epoxy, all-weather, high-performance concrete repair and rehabilitation materials are engineered to address the constraints posed by traditional construction materials.
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ChemCo Systems, Inc., makes CCS and Kemko brand epoxy and polyurea-based adhesives, coatings, grouts, and control joint fillers applied by specialty contractors for structural concrete bonding, patching, protection, and restoration. Its repair system includes automated metering ratio pumps for epoxy crack injection, slab delamination, voids, and joints. The company trains and certifies its Kemko applicators in structural crack repair and epoxy injection. Its specialty is structural repair based on ASTM C881, Type IV standards.
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According to COMMAND Center, its Temperature and Maturity Meters are affordable, flexible, and simple meters available for monitoring the temperature and strength of in-place concrete at early ages. Developed by engineers at The Transtec Group, COMMAND Center allows users to predict the strength of in-place concrete accurately at early ages, reducing the number of test beams/cylinders; post tension and strip forms sooner; saw joints and open to traffic earlier; improve QC/QA; and save time and money.
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The CONTECH Bridge Solutions Inc., precast offering includes CON/SPAN Bridge Systems and BEBO Arch Systems. Both products offer fully engineered and patented precast modular component systems for bridges, culverts, and underground structures. The systems provide precast arch spans from 12 to 102 feet, with variable heights and lengths. According to the company, CON/SPAN and BEBO structures provide cost-effective, durable, and aesthetic solutions with fast installation and extensive technical support.
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CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation manufactures Rapid Set fast-setting hydraulic cement and Type K shrinkage-compensating cement. According to the company, Rapid Set Cement outperforms other concrete repair materials in durability, repetitive loading, chemical attack, permeability, freeze/thaw, abrasion resistance, and shrinkage. Rapid Set achieves 3,000 psi structural or drive-on strength in one hour. Install industrial-size floors and concrete structures with no curling, no cracking, and no control joints with Type K shrinkage-compensating cements.
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DYK Incorporated is a leader in the prestressed concrete liquid storage tank industry. According to the company, it has extensive, combined expertise in the design, prestressing, and construction of buried or architecturally enhanced water and wastewater storage tanks. Quality DYK engineering and planning produces stronger, more attractive tanks with greater seismic reliability and a longer lifespan.
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Ecolite Concrete USA, Inc., offers an automated wall manufacturing system driven by fully detailed CAD drawings. Utilizing cold-formed steel framing and a thin shell of lightweight cellular concrete, Ecolite provides customized wall sections of any dimension, incorporating any window, door, or other openings. The cellular concrete has 50 percent recycled content, and uses air as its aggregate to further increase sustainability. The 2-inch shell of Ecolite cellular concrete is waterproof, two-hour fire resistant, insulating, sound attenuating, and the studs provide an interior cavity to enclose plumbing and wiring.
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Excend, Inc.’s DUCON brand micro-reinforced concrete is a revolutionary new product. According to the company, it has a compressive strength of 23,000 psi, flexural strength of 11,000 psi, and amazing ductility. Its high strength can reduce the thickness of structural members by up to 50 percent, reducing deadload and environmental footprint. It has exceptional resistance to extreme loads, including blast and seismic, both in new construction and retrofits.
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GT STRUDL Reinforced Concrete Software is used to design beams, columns, one-way slabs, shear walls, and two-way flat plate and flat slab structures per ACI 318 and BS8110. According to the company, with special member, floor slab, and wall panel automatic-generation capabilities, even complex reinforced concrete building structures are easily modeled. GTSTRUDL designs the concrete members and provides a detailed material takeoff for specified members. The total length and weight of each size of rebar is listed, and combined total weight of all reinforcement is estimated.
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Hanson Structural Precast, Inc., manufactures and installs precast, prestressed plank, double tees, columns, beams, and stairs. It is a full-service company with capabilities to manage projects from the preliminary design development stage through to job completion.
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According to High Concrete Group LLC, it is one of the nation’s largest precasters, the top precast parking garage producer, and a leading producer of architectural panels. Its five Precast Concrete Institute-certified plants serve five of the nation’s top 10 metropolitan areas and 13 states.
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Hilti, Inc.’s fast-cure adhesive anchor—HIT HY 150 MAX Chemical Anchor—provides performance in a wide range of base materials and applications. Ideal for solid base materials such as concrete and grout-filled block, the HIT HY 150 MAX features an improved temperature range (14 degrees F to 104 degrees F), fast cure time for increased productivity (30 minutes at 68 degrees F), and is compatible with the same dispenser system as all Hilti HIT adhesive anchor products.
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Holcim (US) Inc., offers an extensive line of cements and related construction materials, including Envirocore, a family of environmentally friendly products. These products can be used in applications that a regular portland cement concrete is used.
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Hughes Brothers, Inc., manufactures FRP reinforcing for concrete under the trade name Aslan FRP. Aslan FRP products include reinforcing for concrete in corrosive or electrically sensitive environments and structural strengthening of wood, concrete, or masonry for increased load capacity or for events such as seismic, wind, or blast loading.
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HY-SPAN Bridges Systems, Inc., markets, licenses, and produces a three-sided flat-topped rigid cell structure. Structures range from 6 foot to 40 foot span and rises from 3 feet to 12 feet. Spans up to 50 feet have been supplied. Structures can be provided in skewed applications up to 45 degrees with zero cover usage. This structure can be designed to meet all AASHTO design requirements and is accepted by most DOTs. Applications vary from retention structures, short span bridge replacement to underground pedestrian tunnels. Precast wingwalls and headwalls can also be provided.
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VisualAnalysis from IES, Inc., supports the analysis and design of all types of reinforced concrete structures. It includes design support for beams and columns, as well as flat slabs or walls in bending. Code checks are based on U.S. design specifications by ACI 318-05 and IBC 2006. According to the company, the latest release provides performance boosts and improves overall productivity in all aspects of the engineering lifecycle.
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Now updated to the 2006 IBC and ACI 318-05, the International Code Council’s Concrete Manual provides the guidance and information professionals need to become more proficient in concrete field practices and inspection. Author Gerald Neville, P.E., introduces concrete and explains its behavior, explains conventional construction procedures, discusses control and inspection procedures, explores statistical quality control methods and their application to concrete construction, details proper field-testing procedures, details proper placement of reinforcement, and more.
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MIDASoft - TNO DIANA offers structural engineers an ultimate finite element analysis suite with built-in CAD geometry modeler and shell and solid auto mesh generators. midas DIANA FEA fully integrates pre-post processors and solvers co-developed by MIDAS and TNO DIANA. Analysis capabilities include linear static, dynamic, eigenvalue, construction stage, material and geometric nonlinearity, concrete crack model with reinforcement and tendons, interface elements, contact, fatigue, and heat of hydration. The post-processing includes virtual transformation, flying view, slice planes, partitioned plots, graphs, tables, and report generator.
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Molin Concrete Products Co., designs, manufactures, and installs precast/prestressed concrete hollow core plank, structural/foundation wall panels, beams, columns, and stadia. Molin is a Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)-certified manufacturer and a PCI-qualified erector of precast/prestressed concrete products. Its manufacturing facilities are capable of producing 20,000-square feet of hollow core plank, 400 linear feet of beams, 20 columns, 2,000-square feet of structural/foundation walls, and 100 linear feet of stadia per day.
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MultiREBAR CAD offers AutoCAD solutions for detailing rebar drawings with automatic bar lists and export to production. According to the company, it is the only rebar detailing software application powered by the latest AutoCAD OEM technology, combined with structural tools in the one package, as well as solutions for AutoCAD.
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Nitterhouse Concrete Products, Inc., produces a full range of precast/prestressed concrete products and complete building systems, including architectural and structural precast components, double tees, insulated wall panels, hollow core plank, and residential ConCoreFloor. Nitterhouse has achieved certification from PCI, and employs an in-house staff of certified, professional engineers.
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Pile Dynamics, Inc., develops, manufactures, and supplies quality assurance and quality control systems for the deep foundations industry. Concrete foundations may be tested for integrity with the Pile Integrity Tester and/or the Cross Hole Analyzer (employs CSL technology), and for capacity with its Pile Driving Analyzer.
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POSTEN Engineering Systems provides POSTEN Multistory and CONCRET—comprehensive design software for post-tensioned and reinforced concrete frame structures. POSTEN designs the tendons, columns, and multistory post-tensioned concrete frame structures for lateral forces. According to the company, it is technically precise from cracked sections, compression blocks, torsion, and shrinkage. It even produces hand calculations of critical issues.
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The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) is a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing the quality, safety, efficiency, profitability, and use of post-tensioning systems through marketing, education, research, teamwork, and code development. PTI provides guidance on the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of post-tensioned structures. It publishes technical manuals and guides covering most aspects of design and construction, as well as a bi-annual technical journal. It also conducts training and certification programs and sponsors an annual conference and educational seminars.
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Propex Concrete Systems supplies fiber solutions for concrete reinforcement. From Fibermesh macro-synthetic fibers and Novomesh engineered fiber blends to Novocon steel fibers, its fiber solutions are ideal for commercial and industrial slab-on-ground, composite metal deck, and exterior pavement projects. Used for temperature and shrinkage reinforcement, Propex fibers reduce plastic shrinkage and settlement cracking while increasing flexural toughness, impact, abrasion and shatter resistance, fatigue endurance, ductility, energy absorption, and tight-width crack control, according to the company.
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RISAFloor from RISA Technologies is a building design program well-suited for concrete, steel, and wood structures, as well as composite systems. Features include automatic calculation of wind and seismic forces, automatic LL reduction calculations, and automatic full-floor vibration calculations. RISAFloor is fully and seamlessly integrated with RISA-3D and RISAFoundation. It also links bi-directionally with Revit Structure 2008 and supports the CIS/2 standard.
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The Simpson Strong-Tie Strong-Bolt is a wedge anchor specifically designed to perform in both cracked and uncracked concrete—a new requirement for post-installed anchors included in the 2003 and 2006 IBC. Tested according to this new criterion, the Strong-Bolt offers increased reliability in the most adverse conditions, including proper functioning in cracked concrete under static and seismic loading, according to the company. The proprietary tri-segmented clip has dual undercutting embossments on each segment which enable secondary or "follow-up" expansion if a crack forms and intersects the anchor location.
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Structural Desktop integrates the analytical process with AutoCAD. Structures are modeled in Structural Desktop or analytical software; adjusted to the actual structure; and material lists, plans, and elevations are created. It draws concrete sections, AISC sections, LGSI and AISI light-gage sections, steel joists, and wooden beams and studs. It creates solid models for rendering and 2-D drawings for contract documents that are 100 percent compatible with AutoCAD.
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Recently upgraded, StructurePoint’s pcaColumn program version 4.00 supports ACI 318-05 and CSA A23.3-04 reinforced concrete design standards. New features and interface enhancements have been implemented to increase the productivity of pcaColumn users. Multiple-column sections can now be processed in batch mode using command prompt parameters and text-based input files. This newly added interface enables automation and integration with third-party software, according to the company.
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TEKLA, Inc., is a software company that identifies and provides solutions for the building and construction industry through the Tekla Structures platform. According to the company, Tekla Structures’ precast solution not only enhances the current methods of detailing and drafting, but also reduces errors and increases the user’s profit margins by working in an intelligent 3-D environment.
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The Spancrete Group, Inc., provides architectural and structural precast concrete products to the Midwest construction industry. The company operates four precast concrete plants in Wisconsin and Illinois, Spancrete Machinery Corporation in Waukesha, Wis., and American Concrete Pipe Company in Green Bay, Wis., and Milwaukee. The company recently acquired Florida Precast Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of Spancrete products serving the precast construction needs of Central and Southern Florida. All Spancrete facilities are PCI certified.
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