Most Effective Use of Fly Ash in Concrete

 
As in past years, GNCTR is proud to offer the Award for the Most Effective Use of Fly Ash in Concrete from CIRCA. For the 8th consecutive year, the $2000 award will be presented to the competing team with the best use of fly ash in their concrete design, as determined by the criteria set out by CIRCA in the following document: Criteria & Scoring

Technical Support

CIRCA recognizes that all competitors may not have the capacity to do prescribed testing or ready access to fly ash. In these cases, contact CIRCA directly to access required technical support or product at anne_weir@sympatico.ca or tel.: (514) 482-1220.

General technical support can be obtained through the following CIRCA members:

Mr. Brad Pope
Manager
Lehigh Cement
(604) 952-5621
bpope@lehighcement.com

Mr. Paul Masson
Regional Technical Director
Lafarge Canada Inc.
(403) 225-5424
paul.masson@lafarge-na.com

Mr. James MacLean
President
Dominion Ash CCP Ltd.
(506) 452-7933
jmaclean@dominionash.com

CIRCA resources are available at no cost on the CIRCA website: www.circainfo.ca/resources.htm.

Technical Fact Sheets, Videos and a Web-based learning module on “Traditional and Non-traditional Uses of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs)” describe the performance and sustainability benefits of Coal Ash in concrete applications. The learning module, produced in collaboration with the University of New Brunswick (Dept. of Civil Engineering), introduces the nature, origins and applications of Fly Ash and other Coal Combustion Products.