The Engineering Division and other NRMCA staff represent the ready mixed concrete industry on committees and organizations that set standards impacting the industry. The RES Committee is consulted and provides direction on initiatives and positions for the industry. Participation includes committees of the American Concrete Institute, ASTM International, Transportation Research Board, and technical committees of allied industry groups. NRMCA Staff also participate as industry representatives on panels and committees of the Federal Highway Administration and other specifying entities as requested.
The technical advocacy initiatives of NRMCA support its activities in promotion, research, education and government advocacy. Participation in the industry standards area ensures that NRMCA provides current information to its members and customers of the industry. It ensures that NRMCA can provide its members with a solution to a wide range of issues either with supporting information, or by directing them to an expert who will know.
When requested, NRMCA has provided comments on master specifications of engineering design firms and advised on requirements for concrete in concrete specifications to its members. Colin Lobo is a licensed engineer. Click here for contact information.
Some committees with representation by NRMCA personnel include the
American Concrete Institute and ASTM International.
| American Concrete Institute | ||||
| 122 | Energy Efficiency of Concrete and Masonry Systems | Standards and guides for thermal properties and energy efficiency of concrete in buildings | Dixon | |
| 132 | Responsibilities in Concrete Construction | Defining Responsibilitiies of construction stakeholders | Lobo | |
| 134 | Concrete Constructability | Case studies on construction | Lobo | |
| 201 | Durability | Sulfates, ASR, Freeze-thaw and performance options | Schaefer | |
| 211 | Mixture Proportioning | Guides for proportioning concrete mixtures | Schaefer, Lobo | |
| 212 | Chemical Admixture | Types and uses of chemical admixtures | Schaefer | |
| 214 | Strength Tests | Statistics associated with strength tests, core testing, flexural testing | Schaefer, Lobo | |
| 228 | Non-Destructive Testing | Methods for non-destructive evaluation of concrete structures | Schaefer | |
| 232 | Coal ash | Use of coal ash in concrete | Schaefer | |
| 301 | Specification for Concrete Construciton | Specifications for concrete | Lobo | |
| 318 | Building Code for Structural Concrete | Code requirements for concrete materials | Lobo | |
| 321 | Code for Durability | Exposure classes and requirements for durability of concrete | Schaefer, Lobo | |
| 323 | Code for Low Carbon Concrete | Code requirements and criteria for low carbon concrete | Reed-Villarreal | |
| 325 | Concrete Pavements | Pavement design and construction practice; streets and local roads | Killingsworth | |
| 327 | Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements | RCC pavement design and construction practice | Halsted | |
| 329 | Performance Criteria for Ready Mixed Concrete | Guide performance-based specification | Lobo | |
| 330 | Parking Lots | Design and construction | Hult | |
| 332 | Residential | Codes/guide for residential construction | Mills-Beale | |
| 522 | Pervious Concrete | Guide and specification for pervious concrete construction | Hult | |
| 551 | Tilt-Up | Guide for Tilt-up construction | Dixon | |
| 560 | Insulating Concrete Forms | Design and Construction with Insulating Concrete Forms | Mills-Beale, Rashid-Sumar | |
| CIC | Concrete Innovation Council | Identify and support innovation | Schaefer | |
| CRC | Concrete Research Council | Research supporting ACI Committee needs | Lobo | |
| ACIF | Concrete Research and Innovation Awards | Selection of recipients for three or more ACI awards | Lobo | |
| ASTM International | ||||
| C01.10 | Cement | Specifications for Portland and blended cements | Lobo | |
| C01.27 | Strength Tests | Strength testing of cement and uniformity | Lobo | |
| C09.20 | Aggregates | Specification and tests for concrete aggregates | Lobo | |
| C09.23 | Chemical Admixtures | Specifications for chemical admixtures, test methods | Lobo | |
| C09.24 | SCM | Standards forcoal, silica fume, ground glass, and natural pozzolans | Schaefer | |
| C09.27 | Ground Slag | Standards for slag cement | Lobo | |
| C09.28 | Biochar for Use in Concrete | Specification for biochar materials | Lobo | |
| C09.40 | Ready Mixed Concrete | Specification for ready mixed concrete and mixing water | Lobo (Sec) | |
| C09.47 | Self Consolidating Concrete | Standards for self consolidating concrete | Lobo | |
| C09.48 | Performance of cementitious materials and admixture combinations | Practices for evalaution of materials | Lobo | |
| C09.50 | Aggregate Reactions in Concrete | Guide and test methods for aggregate reactions | Schaefer, Lobo | |
| C09.51 | Sulfate Resistance of Concrete | Guide and criteria for sulfate resistance in ASTM Standards | Schaefer | |
| C09.60 | Fresh Concrete tests | Standards for testing fresh concrete | Lobo | |
| C09.61 | Strength Tests | Standards for testing strength of concrete | Lobo | |
| C09.66 | Resistance to Fluid Penetration | Permeability indicator tests | Schaefer, Lobo | |
| C09.67 | Resistance to Environment | Freeze thaw testing | Schaefer | |
| C09.68 | Volume Change | Shrinkage and cracking tests | Schaefer | |
| C09.69 | Misc. Tests | Sulfates in soil | Schaefer | |
| C09.94 | Evaluation of Data | Precision of test methods | Lobo | |
| C09.96 | CCRL | Reference sample and laboratory inspections | Lobo | |
| C09.98 | Laboratories | Standards for laboratories | Lobo | |
| C09.99 | Innovative, Emerging,and Developing Technology | Innovative materials and sustainability | Schaefer | |
| E05 | Fire Standards | Fire Test Standards, including Fire Resistance, External Fire Exposures, and Combustibility | Rashid-Sumar | |
| E05.11 | Fire Resistance | ASTM E119 | Rashid-Sumar | |
| E05.14 | External Fire Exposures | Mass Timber and Residential Type V | Rashid-Sumar | |
| E05.21 | Smoke and Combustion Products | Rashid-Sumar | ||
| E05.22 | Surface Burning | Rashid-Sumar | ||
| E05.23 | Combustibility | ASTM E136 | Rashid-Sumar | |
| E05.31 | Terminology and Services/Functions | Rashid-Sumar | ||
| E05.32 | Research | Rashid-Sumar | ||
| E05.33 | Fire Safety Engineering | Rashid-Sumar | ||
| E60 | Sustainability | Sustainability Standards, including for Building and Construction | Reed-Villarreal | |
| AASHTO | (participation as friend of committees – non voting) | |||
| TS 1c | Aggregates | Standards for aggregates and ASR | Lobo | |
| TS 3a | Hydraulic Cement and Lime | Standards for cementitious materials | Lobo | |
| TS 3b | Fresh Concrete | Standards for fresh concrete properties | Lobo | |
| TS 3a | Hardened concrete | Standards for hardened concrete properties and performance engineered mixtures | Lobo |