Next Session of Global Concrete Summit Set for October 13

The next session of the Global Concrete Summit is set for Wednesday, October 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time. The topic will be high performance concrete, including durability, extended service life models, and validation, performance-based specifications to foster sustainability and innovative concrete products and production methods. Speakers include:

• Benjamin A. Graybeal, PhD, PE, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - Ultra-High Performance Concrete
• Professor Luna Lu, PhD, ACPA professor, Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Materials Engineering, Purdue University - High Performance Nano-silica Admixture on Concrete Curing and Beyond
• Neal Cass, sales manager, Hydronix - Moisture Control in Concrete Batching Plants
• Professor R. Douglas Hooton, PhD, professor, University of Toronto - Using Slag Cement Together with Portland-limestone Cement to Improve Performance and Further Reduce Concrete’s Carbon Footprint
• Oscar R. Antommattei, PE, FACI, concrete, chief engineer & materials engineering manager, Kiewit Engineering Group - Experience with High Performance Concrete at Kiewit
• Caroline Talbot, director marketing admixtures and concrete technologies, Euclid Chemical Company - High Performance Admixtures at Euclid Chemical Company
• Cecile Vaudevire Roman, commercial innovation & sustainable solutions manager - High Performance Concretes at Lafarge Holcim
• Benjamin Gallagher, senior technical leader, groundwater and land research, Electric Power Research Institute - The State of Fly Ash Harvesting

Register for free now at www.globalconcretesummit.com. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at Llemay@nrmca.org or 847-922-7995.

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association