Aggregates Webinar on May 27

Although aggregates are considered primarily filler in concrete, they greatly influence the properties and performance of both fresh and hardened concrete. Join us for a 1-hour webinar on Aggregates for Concrete to learn about the effects aggregate properties have on the quality of concrete. The webinar will be held on Thursday, May 27, starting at 12 pm CDT and will be presented by Nathaniel Mohler, concrete engineer in the concrete knowledge department.
More information and registration.

Professors' Workshops

ACBM Workshop
PCA and the Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials (ACBM) will hold their next Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop on July 15-16 at the PCA headquarters in Skokie, Ill. “Teaching the Materials Science, Engineering, and Field Aspects of Concrete” will address the issues of adding and expanding coverage of concrete materials properties in undergraduate and graduate courses and laboratories. More information and registration.

Buildings and Bridges
The 19th annual Buildings seminar will be held August 2-4, 2010 in conjunction with the 12th annual Bridges seminar on August 5-6. Both events will take place at the Portland Cement Association’s headquarters in Skokie, Ill. These seminars provide a forum in which the latest concrete industry developments are presented to university professors in civil, structural, and architectural engineering. More information and registration.

This webinar series is based on the fundamental PCA publication, Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures (EB001). Sessions in this series include:

Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures - The Course (October 11-14)

We’re going back to basics with this course, and it covers everything needed for a strong foundation in concrete education. Based on PCA's most popular bestseller, Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, the topics include: the fundamentals and detailed information on freshly mixed and hardened concrete; portland cements, supplementary cementing materials, aggregates, admixtures and fibers; air entrainment; procedures for mix proportioning, batching, mixing, transporting, handling, placing, consolidating, finishing, and curing concrete; precautions necessary during hot- and cold-weather concreting; causes and methods of controlling volume changes; commonly used control tests for quality concrete; special types of concrete, such as high-performance, lightweight, heavyweight, no-slump, roller-compacted, shotcrete, mass concrete and many more. More information and registration.

Customized Training

We can design a program that covers exactly what you want your employees to learn; by working closely with you to assess your needs, identifying training topics and content, and determining the most effective training delivery methods. From lectures to lab sessions to video workshops, we will provide a custom mix of topics and approaches at your site, a convenient off-site location, or our Skokie facility. And whether we’re training a group as small as four people or a much larger one, we’re committed to providing alternatives that fit your objectives—and your budget.

For more information on how to tailor an education program that fits the needs of your company, contact Michelle Wilson for concrete technology training and Rick Bohan for cement manufacturing training.

ACI Certification Program

As a Local Sponsoring Group, the Portland Cement Association is available to administer to you or your personnel a wide variety of ACI Certification Programs. Our qualified and experienced instructors will teach the technical information you need and administer the written and performance evaluations for certifying concrete testing technicians, laboratory technicians, and inspectors.

The following is a list of the certification programs available:

For more information, contact Terry Collins at 847.972.9170 or tcollins@cement.org.