ANNA MARIA VIII PRESENTATIONS                                    

Review of International Performance Specifications
Doug Hooton [University of Toronto, Canada]

Performance-Based Specification for Durability: A Pressing Need
Roberto Torrent [Holcim Group Support, Switzerland]

Performance Criteria for Durability Design of Concrete Structures: Friend or Foe?
Joost Gulikers [Ministry of Transport, The Netherlands]

How to Get Rid of Cube Strength Tyranny when Optimizing Cement Characteristics
Pierre-Claude Aitcin [University of Sherbrooke, Canada]

Lafarge North America's Perspective on Performance Specifications
Bruce Blair [Lafarge, USA]

Sustainable Attributes of Concrete Through Performance Specifications
J.C. Roumain [Holcim US, USA]

Performance Criteria for Concrete Materials: An ACI Innovative Task Group
Ken Rear [Heidelberg/Lehigh Cement, USA]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Concrete Specifications
Lionel Lemay [National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, USA]

Development of Performance Requirements for ACI 301 and 318
Doug Hooton [University of Toronto, Canada]

Prescriptive or Performance Standards? Examples from ISO and EN
Andrzej Brandt [Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland]

Performance Specifications: Can We Learn Anything Useful from the Lab?
Carolyn Hansson [University of Waterloo, Canada]

Incorporation of a Performance Option in Canada's National Concrete Standard
Neil Cumming [Levelton Consultants, Canada]

Degradation of Concrete by Sulfate Ions – Field Experience and Testing
Karen Scrivener [Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland]

ASR Performance Test Procedures
Colin Giebson [Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany]

Alternative Supplementary Cementing Materials: A New Route Toward Concrete Sustainability
Laila Raki [National Research Council, Canada]

Software Solutions: How Can they Assist Engineers in the Implementation of Performance Specifications?
Jacques Marchand [Université Laval, Canada]

Roadblocks and Barriers Affecting the Implementation of Performance Specifications for Concrete Structures
Charles Ishee [Florida Department of Transportation, USA]