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March 21 - 25, 2010
Marriott Rivercenter Hotel & Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center -- San Antonio, TX

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April 12 - 15, 2010
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May 10 - 12, 2010
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David L. Lawrence Convention Center - Pittsburgh, PA

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October 24 - 28, 2010
The Westin Convention Center -- Pittsburgh, PA
 

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This slide presents a comparison of some of the physical and chemical characteristics of silica fume, fly ash, and portland cement.

Note that the surface area measurements for silica fume are done using a nitrogen absorption method (BET) while those for fly ash and portland cement are typically done using an air permeability method (Blaine).

Note also that the pozzolanic activity testing was done using a constant water content for the silica fume mixtures rather than a constant flow.