by ESCSI | June 10, 2025 | ESCSI News | Tags: John Ries Scholarship, Lightweight Aggregate Concrete, Internal Curing
ESCSI is proud to announce Mujtaba Ahmadi, a PhD student in structural engineering at the University of Oklahoma, as the recipient of the John Ries Scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year. In 2019, Mr. Ahmadi was awarded a Fulbright scholarship an...
by ESCSI | April 30, 2025 | ESCSI News | Tags: ESCSI, Lightweight Concrete, Lightweight Aggregate Concrete, Structural
ESCSI Member Darren Medeiros authored an article featured in Concrete Products answering key questions about structural lightweight concrete (SLC) in mix design. Read an excerpt below. When designing concrete mixes for bridges and other structure...
by ESCSI | March 4, 2025 | ESCSI News | Tags: Urban Landscape, Soil Stabilization, Advanced Concrete Solutions, Lightweight Aggregate Concrete
With 89% of the U.S. population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, soil stabilization is more critical than ever. As cities grow, managing soil compaction and promoting water infiltration become essential to building resilient, sustainable com...
by ESCSI | September 4, 2024 | ESCSI News | Tags: Lightweight Aggregate Concrete
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...
by ESCSI | May 23, 2024 | ESCSI News | Tags: Lightweight Aggregate Concrete, Bridge Deck
Explore the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Lightweight Concrete Bridge Design Primer during a free webinar—happening Wednesday, June 12, 1-2 p.m. ET—presented by the National Concrete Bridge Council (NCBC). ESCSI’s own Re...