University Hosting Concrete Conference

The University of Missouri-Rolla will host the 2005 Missouri Concrete Conference April 12-13 on the UMR campus.

 

The annual conference is intended for contractors, public agencies, consulting engineers, testing labs, aggregate producers, equipment technical representatives, and ready-mix, cement and admixture suppliers. Registration for the conference is $105 per person.

 

Presentations at the conference include ready-mix plant and truck basics, use of recycled water and materials, self-consolidating concrete, slabs-on-grade for buildings and use of structural fibers, among others. The Missouri Department of Transportation's Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Mobile Laboratory will be on site and open for viewing during the conference. Demonstrations will include maturity curve and air voids analyzer.

 

For technical information contact Dr. Dave Richardson, conference director, at (573) 341-4487 or email richardd@umr.edu .. For registration information, contact the UMR distance and continuing education office at (573) 341-4200 or email macet@umr.edu. Additional information is also available online at dce.umr.edu/NonCredit/Conference/ .