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This CD consists of 14 papers presented at the ACI Fall Convention, Toronto, ON, Canada, October 2012, and sponsored by ACI Committees 130, Sustainability of Concrete; 213, Lightweight Aggregate and Concrete; and 231, Concrete Properties at Early Ages.These papers cover the following general topics: impact on sustainability, mixture proportioning, internal curing methods and their implementation, hydration impacts, volume change effects, mechanical properties, cracking tendency, durability aspects, life-cycle cost analysis, and case studies that document the use of internal curing in full-scale production applications.