The Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced the recipients of its 2021 Slag Cement In Sustainable Concrete Awards program. These awards were unveiled and celebrated during the American Concrete Institute Spring Convention last week.
Thirteen construction projects from across the United States were chosen to showcase the broad applications of slag cement and its impact on creating more durable and sustainable concrete. Two research projects on slag cement use were also honored in this year’s program.
“This year’s winners include notable infrastructure and paving projects. All of these winners illustrate how slag cement works to improve the durability of concrete while lowering the embodied carbon associated with concrete production,” said SCA.
2021 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Construction Award Winners, by category, include:
- Infrastructure: State Road 52 Realignment, Argos USA/Superior Construction Co. – Concrete Paving; Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Lehigh Hanson; and Cheyenne Regional Airport Pavement Restoration, Skyway Cement.
- Durability: SR 679 Pinellas Bayway Bridge – Structure E Replacement, Argos USA; Reconstruction of North Runway 1C-19C & Associated Taxiways Y, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5, Lehigh Hanson; and University of Notre Dame Hydroelectric Plant, Ozinga.
- High Performance Concrete: Midtown Union MetLife Midtown Heights, Lehigh Hanson; and Riverworks Ferris Wheel, VCNA St Marys Cement (US).
- Innovative Applications: PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION, Skyway Cement; and Central Park Tower, Lehigh Hanson.
- Lower Carbon Concrete: Lee Roy Selmon Extension, Lehigh Hanson; and SDSU Aztec Stadium, CEMEX.
- Architectural: Orlando International Airport: New South Terminal, CEMEX.
2021 Slag Cement Research Award Winners include:
- Mechanical Strength, Microstructure, and Durability Characterization of Fly ash/Slag Geopolymers with Limited OPC and Different Alkaline Activator Ratios by Salem Aldawsari, Florida State University.
- Effect of Replacement of Cement with Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag on Mechanical and Durable Properties of UHPC by Yashovardhan Sharma, Cleveland State University.
