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2024-25 John Ries Scholarship Is Now Open for Students

by ESCSI | September 27, 2024 | ESCSI News |

The Expanded Shale, Clay, and Slate Institute (ESCSI) is pleased to announce applications are open for our John Ries Scholarship in Academic Year 2024-25. This scholarship, worth $5,000, is awarded to one student every year. Applications are a...

Using ESCS for Soil Amendment in Ports and Waterfront Construction

by ESCSI | September 4, 2024 | Articles | Tags: , , ,

As a material, lightweight aggregates, like expanded shale, clay and slate (ESCS), can help solve engineering challenges in projects ranging from bridge construction to high rise design and from stormwater management to road preservation. ESCS aggre...

ESCSI Presents Check to John Ries Scholarship Winner in Miami

by ESCSI | September 4, 2024 | ESCSI News | Tags:

Chairman Steve Rowe had the pleasure to present a check to Nima Khodadadi, Ph.D., winner of the ESCSI John Ries Scholarship in Academic Year 2023-24, this summer. Dr. Khodadadi is a Research Assistant in the Department of Civil & Architectural E...

2024 Mid-Year Meeting Highlights and John Ries Scholarship Winner

by ESCSI | June 27, 2024 | ESCSI News |

The Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute held the 2024 Mid-Year Meeting in Denver, Colorado, in conjunction with the IEEE-IAS PCA Cement Conference. The two-day meeting attracted ESCSI producer and associate members and included 10 technical com...

Reducing Chloride Attack with Internally Cured Concrete

by ESCSI | May 29, 2024 | Articles | Tags: , ,

Concrete pavements and bridge decks face different demands than concrete floor slabs and walls. These parts of the nation’s infrastructure are subjected to standing moisture in the form of rain, snow and ice. For the latter two, departments of tra...