N° 113.1976. Joint ACI/CEB Symposium 'Concrete Design: US and European practises'

A special international symposium was held during the American Concrete Institute’s Annual Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1976. The symposium was cosponsored by the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the Comité Euro-International du Béton (CEB), the Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), and the Fédération Internationale de la Précontrainte (FIP).

The purpose of the symposium was to promote a cross-fertilization of ideas between the United States and Europe, particularly with regard to the ACI Building Code. The papers focused on innovations and changes introduced in the new codes by the participating organizations. The speakers emphasized the underlying philosophy of these code revisions and their impact on design practice.

The symposium had been proposed by the ACI Board Committee on International Activities, chaired at the time by Mete A. Sozen. The program was organized by a subcommittee composed of James G. MacGregor (Chairman), Phil M. Ferguson, and Alan H. Mattock. James MacGregor also served as editor of this volume.

Sixteen representatives from CEB and FIP traveled from Europe to participate in the symposium, including Andrew Short, President of CEB, Yves Saillard, Delegate President of CEB, and Arthur Hill, Secretary-General of FIP. Ben C. Gerwick Jr., President of FIP, George F. Leyh, Executive Director of ACI, and W. Burr Bennett Jr., Executive Director of PCI, also took part.

The first session of the symposium was devoted to limit states design. The second session addressed shear and torsion. Papers in the third session dealt with special concepts and new applications of prestressed concrete.

This volume contains 20 papers developed from the symposium and follows the same format. In addition, the addresses given by CEB President Short and FIP President Gerwick at the general session of the convention are included.

This symposium marked the continuation of active international cooperation between ACI and other organizations on a global scale.