News & Articles

New Webinar: Asphalt Preservation

by Abigail Gabbard | March 17, 2021 | New report release |

Join us for a new webinar, Scrub Seal Pavement Preservation, on Wed. April 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. CT. This program presented by Vance Brothers discusses pavement preservation, scrub seal and its applications, combination treatments and best practices...

New Report Release: Service Life Prediction of Structural Lightweight Concrete Using Transport Properties

by Abigail Gabbard | November 24, 2020 | New report release |

ESCSI has released a brand new report (#4363), "Service Life Prediction of Structural Lightweight Concrete Using Transport Properties."  Transport properties of concrete have been subject to extensive research as indicators of the durability of con...

Announcing the 2020-21 John Ries Scholarship

by Abigail Gabbard | April 24, 2020 | New report release |

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS:The Expanded Shale, Clay, and Slate Institute (ESCSI) is pleased to announce the John Ries Scholarship in Academic Year 2020-21 for undergraduate and graduate students in civil engineering or closely related majors. Th...

New Publication Release: Pumping Structural Lightweight Concrete

by Abigail Gabbard | April 9, 2020 | New report release |

ESCSI has just released "Go With the Flow: Pumping Structural Lightweight  Concrete." Pumping technologies and a better understanding of the properties of lightweight aggregate allows easier and more efficient operations for pumping structural ligh...

John Ries 2019-20 Scholarship Awarded

by Abigail Gabbard | February 23, 2020 | Press release |

The Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute (ESCSI) awarded the first John Ries Scholarship to Annesh Borthakur, a doctoral student from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. The annual ...