Foundation Releases Guide to Fly Ash Study

The RMC Research & Education Foundation has announced the release of a companion Guide for the Construction Team to the report released in September, New Technology-Based Approach to Advance Higher Volume Fly Ash Concrete with Acceptable Performance. The new guide complements the original study, which was conducted at the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s Laboratory.

The study demonstrates that reach mixed concrete producers may use a greater amount of fly ash—a recycled material—in concrete mixtures while maintaining strength and performance and while still being able to attain the early-age strengths required for the application.

“The development of this guide is a terrific tool for the concrete industry to effectively implement the findings of the original study,” says RMC Research & Education Foundation Chairman George Gregory. He adds, “Findings from studies such as the Fly Ash report make a greater impact when accompanied by materials that will assist those in the field with proper application.”

Both the original study and the guide are available for download from the Foundation’s Web site www.rmc-foundation.org.