PROGRAM

Sulfate Attack: Are We Missing the Mechanism Causing Most Concrete Damage?
Doug Hooton – University of Toronto, Canada

Chemical Attack by Sulfates: Harmonizing Test Methods and Specification Limits
Mike Thomas – University of New Brunswick, Canada
Thano Drimalas – University of Texas - Austin, USA

Use of ANN for Durability Modelling: Case of Sulfate Deterioration
Esselami Redha – Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

The Troubles with Ettringite Expansion
Wieslaw Kurdowski – Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Poland

Internal Sulfate Attack of Concrete due to Iron Sulfide Minerals in Aggregate
April Snyder, Brian Strazisar – RJ Lee Group, USA

Calcined Clays of Lower Kaolin Content and their use as Pozzolanic Materials
Natallia Shanahan, Abla Zayed – University of South Florida, USA

Current FDOT Research Plans to Provide Guidance for the Mitigation of Chemical Attack on Concrete
Dale DeFord – Florida Department of Transportation, USA

Can Improved Paste-Aggregate Interaction at the Interfacial Transition Zone Enhance Durability?
John Guynn – Roman Cement, USA (first or second day, preferably the first)
Marc Zacharias – Calmetrix, USA

ASR Performance Testing on Concrete Specimens Exposed to Dry-Wet Cycles and External Alkalis
Michal Glinicki – Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Resistance to Alkali-Silica Reaction of Carbon-Dioxide-Cured Calcium Silicate Cement (CSC) Mortar and Concrete Compared to That Made with Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)
Sada Sahu – Solidia Technologies, USA
Richard Meininger – Federal Highway Administration, USA

Investigation of Autoclave Methods for Determining Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Concrete Aggregates
Stephanie G. Wood, Robert D. Moser – US Army ERDC, USA
Anthony F. Bentivegna – CTLGroup, USA
Prasad R. Rangaraju – Clemson University, USA
Thano Drimalas – University of Texas at Austin, USA
Owen Killeen – Duke Energy Corporation, USA
Eric R. Giannini – RJ Lee Group, USA

Salt Damage in Cementitious Materials Exposed to Deicers and the Prediction of Chloride Diffusion using Formation Factor
Chunyu Qiao, Jason Weiss – Oregon State University, USA

The Influence of Mixture Composition on the Durability of Concrete Exposed to Deicing Chemicals
Jan Olek – Purdue University, USA

Slag Characterization and Concrete Durability
Abla Zayed, Natallia Shanahan – University of South Florida, USA

Modeling Concurrent Damage Due to Environmental and Mechanical Effects
Zachary Grasley – Texas A&M University, USA

Reactivity and Durability of Alternative Pozzolans used in Combination with Portland Cement
Jerry M. Paris, Christopher C. Ferraro – University of Florida, USA
Dale DeFord – Florida Department of Transportation, USA

Special Session: Chloride Specifications in Concrete Construction

What’s Kosher for Code Changes: Moving the Yardstick in 318
Doug Hooton – University of Toronto, Canada

Performance Criteria for Concrete Resistant to Chloride Ion Penetration
Karthik Obla – NRMCA, USA

Implications and Consequences of a Performance-Based Specification for Chloride Durability
Kyle Riding – University of Florida, USA

The Formation Factor – Its Definition, Determination from Electrical Tests, and Correlation with Transport Tests
Chunyu Qiao, Jason Weiss – Oregon State University, USA

FDOT Use of Resistivity Measurements in the Qualification of Concrete Mix Designs for use in Extremely Aggressive Environments
Dale DeFord – Florida Dept of Transportation, USA

Can Resistivity/Conductivity Measurements Really Capture Long-Term Chloride Resistance?
Mike Thomas – University of New Brunswick, Canada