Impact of Cement Characteristics on the Properties of Concrete Webinar

PCA Webinar
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Time: 12 - 1 pm CDT

Impact of Cement Characteristics on the Properties of Concrete

By looking at both cement and concrete, participants will gain a better perspective on how to troubleshoot concrete field problems including fresh concrete properties, hardened concrete properties, and durability. We'll look at workability, water requirements, slump, rheology, setting time, bleeding, admixture compatibility, heat of hydration, strength issues (including mortar vs. concrete), shrinkage, and air content. Participants will also consider durability issues like ASR, sulfate resistance, chloride resistance, and SCM use.

At the end of this course attendees will be able to:

1. Describe the chemistry of portland, blended, and hydraulic cements (ASTM C 150, C 595, C 1157).
2. Define the influence of cement on fresh properties of concrete including; workability, bleeding, heat of hydration, and setting time.
3. Explain the impact of cement on the hardened properties of concrete including; strength gain, durability, permeability, corrosion resistance, risk of ASR, sulfate resistivity, volume stability & crack control.

Verified participants in this webinar will be awarded 0.1 CEUs (usable for 1.0 PDH in most places) sent via email after submitting an evaluation.

Registration for this webinar includes a downloadable exerpt (PDF) from PCA’s publication: Effect of Cement Characteristics on Concrete Properties (EB226).

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