Mixing concrete in order to understand how materials and their proportions influence the properties of concrete is an example of the hands-on training that will be offered at WOW, held Jan. 23-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
In Hands-On Training: Mix Design & Testing Lab, participants will identify and examine individual materials commonly used in concrete including aggregates, cement, fly ash, slag, and silica fume. They will hear how the various materials influence both fresh and hardened concrete properties and watch tabletop demonstrations to learn about chemical admixtures work. They’ll also mix a small batch of concrete to understand how materials and their proportions influence the properties of concrete.