Blended cements: what’s next
Patsy's American
8051 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182
Tuesday
March 10, 2026
5:30 pm Social 1/2 Hour
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Presentation
$85- Members
$95 Non-members
$35- Up and Coming Concrete Associates (under 35 please)
Topic:
In the past few years, the concrete industry has seen the most prevalent cement in the market change to portland limestone cement (PLC), an ASTM C595 Type IL blended cement. Cement companies are now exploring other cements under the ASTM C595 blended cement umbrella like Type IP (portland pozzolan) and Type IT (ternary portland, pozzolan and limestone). This talk addresses what research tells us about the performance of these blended cements and what we can expect based on what we already know and use in the industry. Implementation will vary based on regional availability of pozzolans and choices of cement and concrete producers, but there are some commonalities that we can all learn from.
Presenter:
Maria Juenger Professor and Ernest Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering #2 Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering University of Texas at Austin ACI President, 2025-2026
Bio:
Dr. Maria Juenger is a Professor and Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Centennial Chair in Engineering #2 in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Juenger’s teaching and research focus on materials used in civil engineering applications, with an emphasis on chemical issues in cement-based materials. Dr. Juenger is a fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) and currently serves as President of ACI. Dr. Juenger received her B.S. degree in Chemistry and Spanish from Duke University and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. After completing her Ph.D., she was a postdoctoral researcher in Civil Engineering at the University at California, Berkeley before coming to the University of Texas at Austin.
https://www.nccaci.org/event-6485857
