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American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Address : 38800 Country Club Drive
City : Farmington Hills
State : Mi
Zip : 48331
Country : U.S.A.
Phone : (248) 848-3700
Fax : (248) 848-3701
Website : http://www.concrete.org
Contact Person : The Secretary
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Association Activity : The history of any organization is a reflection of the ideals and activities of individuals or organized groups within it, and their influence on the accomplishment of the established objective or its revision to meet chang­ing conditions. So it has been with ACI and its antecedent, the National Association of Cement Users. This brief account attempts to point out significant developments that have guided the Institute to its present position. Space does not permit naming all the “greats” who have contributed so generously of time and effort to ACI work and progress of the industry.

The history of ACI is, of course, closely tied to the history of developments in concrete technology. This development is recorded as it occurred in the pages of the Institute’s publications.

A detailed history of ACI and the concrete industry is available in the publication, ACI: A Century of Progress, which was prepared for the ACI Centennial in 2004 and is available for download as a pdf file.

A presentation on the history of ACI was given at the 2004 Spring Centennial Convention at a dinner honoring ACI Past Presidents. Click here to view a streaming media version of that presentation. Early in the 20th century, a competitive market with a serious lack of stan­dard practice in making concrete block had resulted in unsatisfactory con­ditions. By the summer of 1904, Charles C. Brown, editor of Municipal Engineering, at the suggestion of A. S. J. Gammon of Norfolk, Va., and John P. Given of Circleville, Ohio, undertook the formation of an organi­zation to discuss the problem and attempt to bring order to this rapidly expanding use of concrete. An editorial in the September 1904 issue of Municipal Engineering publicized the idea and requested suggestions of those interested as to the advisability of forming an association to pro­mote these concrete-related issues.

The hearty response resulted in an informal meeting in October 1904 during the Engineering Congress at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. The original suggestion was to form an association of manufac­turers of concrete block machines to educate the users of such machines in the proper methods of making good block. After the informal meeting, the scope of the organization was extended to cover all the various uses of cement to bring about a better knowledge of the art.

In the ensuing months, this trio of enthusiasts was instrumental in arousing interest in a convention dealing with concrete problems. The convention was held in Indianapolis, January 17-19, 1905. At that meet­ing, a society known as the National Association of Cement Users was organized with the adoption of a constitution and bylaws.

The objective of the new society, “to disseminate information and expe­rience upon and to promote the best methods to be employed in the vari­ous uses of cement by means of conventions, the reading and discussion of papers upon materials of a cement nature and their uses, by social and friendly i
 
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