'Concrete College' workshop

Central is partnering with the Connecticut Concrete Promotion Council and the American Concrete Institute New England Chapter to host the Federal Highway Administration's Mobile Concrete Technology Center (MCTC) at the Kaiser Hall parking lot. The MCTC introduces students to the state-of-the-art concrete technology in materials selection, mixture design, field and laboratory testing, and pavement evaluation. The MCTC is visiting Connecticut to introduce new test methods related to the Performance Engineered Mixture initiative and other concrete technologies. Students from Central, other colleges and universities, and high schools, will be invited to participate in technical talks and demonstrations.

All attendees are required to wear a safety vest and hard hat. The Connecticut Concrete Promotion Council has some PPE that will be available for those unable to provide their own.

Agenda

• 9 - 9:10 a.m. - Welcome and opening statements, Dominic Di Cenzo, executive director, CCPC
• 9:10 - 10:10 a.m. - MCTC and emerging concrete technology; Mike Praul, P.E., FHWA
• 10:10 - 10:40 a.m. New test methods and technologies; Jagan Gudimettla, P.E., MCTC
• 10:40 – 11 a.m. Break and refreshments
• 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Demonstrations of PEM and other new/innovative test methods. The demonstrations part of the workshop is informal. Attendees may spend as long or as little time as they see fit and return to their schools.