2003 Student Award: Patrick O'Connor & John Prendergast
University College Dublin

The Influence of Curing on the Performance of Slag Concretes.

This project studied the influence of curing on the performance of concrete, with a range of GGBS replacement levels, produced with Irish cement and aggregates. Experimental work was undertaken to assess compressive strength development, permeability, chloride ingress, and load-delflection characteristics. In each case, elements were cast with varying slag levels and given degrees of curing.