Use of supplementary cementitious materials
Posted by Gretchen from Socorro, NM, US on March 8, 2007
Im interested in historical data for usage of pozzolans and other scms in concrete. What Im looking for is production or consumption data for concrete containing fly ash, ggbfs, natural pozzolans or silica fume (in the U.S.). Do you have any suggestions where I might find this information? Thank you for time.
Finding the consumption of the pozzolanic materials you mentioned above would be easy, but information on the consumption of concrete containing these materials is difficult.
There is an association for all SCM’s, you can try contacting them for this information. You can contact the “Slag cement association” (http://www.slagcement.org/), Silica Fume association” (http://www.silicafume.org/) and “American Coal Ash association” (http://www.acaa-usa.org/default.htm).
Also, approximately 75% of the concrete in United States is produced by Ready mix Concrete companies. You can contact the National Ready mix concrete association (NRMCA) and ask if they maintain such data.
Also, there are market research companies who do such kinds of research within the construction industry, you can approach such firms.
