If you would like to host a presentation on slag cement at a chapter meeting or event, please contact SCA Executive Director, Drew Burns at drew.burns@slagcement.org. A list of presentations that have been given can be found here. 

The Slag Cement Webinar Series – Spring 2021 will include (click titles to register):

• Avoiding Scaling in Concrete with Slag Cement, presented by Henry Prenger, LafargeHolcim, March 4, 1 p.m. EST
• Geotechnical Applications with Slag Cement, Gordon McLellan, Lehigh Hanson, March 18, 1 p.m. EST;
• Slag Cement Award Ceremony 2020 Winners, Drew Burns, Executive Director, SCA, April 15, 1 p.m. EST; and
• Slag Cement Research Awards Presentations, April 29, 1 p.m. EST.

Full Series Details

American Concrete Institute Spring Virtual Convention

Professors Doug Hooton (University of Toronto) and Jason Weiss (Oregon State University) will discuss the use of slag cement with portland-limestone cements during the ACI Spring Convention on Wednesday morning March 31st from 10AM - 12PM EST. 

Recorded Webinars on Slag Cement

• Improving Concrete Performance With Slag Cement, Professor Doug Hooton, University of Toronto
• Demonstrating Resilient Concrete Results with Slag Cement, presented by Shawn Kalyn, St. Marys Cement
• The Role of Slag Cement in Creating Sulfate Resistant Concrete, presented by Ryan Betz, Argos USA
• Mitigating Alkali Silica Reaction in Concrete with Slag Cement, presented by Keith Maddrey and Clayton McCabe, Argos USA

**Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the SCA Awards Ceremony has been postponed for the time being. We hope to re-schedule this event during the ACI Spring Convention in Baltimore Maryland and more details will be posted soon.**

See past award winning slag cement case studies here. 

Case Study:

Davis Wade Stadium

The expansion and renovation of Davis Wade Stadium (DWS) at Mississippi State University (MSU), Starkville, MS, included expansion of the stadium north end zone, along with construction of a new concession concourse below the west side seating. The end zone expansion added 6255 seats, increasing total seating to 61,337 and making DWS the largest football stadium in Mississippi.

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