Title: Designing Concrete to Meet Both the Needs of the Specifier and Those of the Concrete Contractor

Author(s): Warren E. McPherson

Publication: Web Session

Volume: McPhereson.pdf

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Keywords: mixture proportioning

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Date: 4/15/2013

Abstract:
This session will present the modern methods of mixture design currently in use. The absolute volume method, presented for almost 60 years, is little used in the industry. Designing mixtures using marginal and nontraditional materials for sustainable, performance, and economic reasons has led to the development of other mixture proportion techniques. The presentations will be made by practitioners