SCC

Location: Pheoris West C – 3rd Floor

Speaker: Tom Greene – Saint-Gobain Const. Chemicals

Presentation Description:

Learn the fundamentals of Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC). In addition to a brief history of SCC, this presentation will include a discussion of the properties, admixes, benefits, cautions, testing requirements, and special production requirements for SCC.

Speaker Bio:

Tom is a Regional Technical Services Manager for GCP Applied Technologies based in Houston TX. Among his responsibilities are technical support to customers through out the Mid-West and Southwest US, testing and data analysis for new admixture development, troubleshooting concrete problems, and technical training. Tom has worked on the technical aspects of the concrete industry for more than 40 years. Including tenures as Laboratory Manager for Rinker Materials and Technical Service Manager for portland and slag cement at Lone Star Industries. Tom is a frequent speaker at numerous industry events and a co-developer for the Concrete Fundamentals Lab at World of Concrete.

Tom is a Fellow at the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and active on numerous technical and educational committees. He is a former recipient of ACI Educational Committee Member of the Year award and former Chair of the Educational Activities Committee. Tom is an active member of other professional organizations including ASTM International, where he is Secretary for Committee C 9 – Concrete & Concrete Aggregates, and a former Chair of Sub-Committee C 9.60 – Testing Fresh Concrete, and C 9.27 – Ground Slag, and a supporter of several state concrete associations.