Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00748, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hassan, Assem (Memorial University of Newfoundland), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Newfoundland and Labrador|Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Newcrete Investments Limited Partnership is in the process of producing pumpable concrete with low-cement_x000D_
content for various applications to provide their customers top quality concrete products at competitive prices._x000D_
However, their attempts failed to produce pumpable concrete with sufficient workability and/or strength. The_x000D_
main purpose of this project is to develop novel low-cement concrete mixtures with relatively high_x000D_
compressive strength, slump, and sufficient pumpability. The project will examine the feasibility of using_x000D_
viscosity modifying admixtures (VMAs) and supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) to improve the_x000D_
compressive strength, slump, and pumpability of low-cement content concrete. The research program will_x000D_
consist of a series of laboratory tests on the slump and compressive strength to determine the optimum dosage_x000D_
and type of both VMAs and SCMs. Some selected successful mixtures will then be tested under full-scale_x000D_
pumping tests at the company's facilities to assess the pumpability followed by a statistical analysis of the_x000D_
results. The findings of this research will contribute to the company's future applications of low-cement content_x000D_
pumpable concrete by allowing them to offer high quality products at relatively low cost. This collaboration_x000D_
will result in a potential growth of the company (additional employees and expanding their product line) and to_x000D_
eventually benefit the Canadian economy., program purpose french : Newcrete Investments Limited Partnership is in the process of producing pumpable concrete with low-cement_x000D_
content for various applications to provide their customers top quality concrete products at competitive prices._x000D_
However, their attempts failed to produce pumpable concrete with sufficient workability and/or strength. The_x000D_
main purpose of this project is to develop novel low-cement concrete mixtures with relatively high_x000D_
compressive strength, slump, and sufficient pumpability. The project will examine the feasibility of using_x000D_
viscosity modifying admixtures (VMAs) and supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) to improve the_x000D_
compressive strength, slump, and pumpability of low-cement content concrete. The research program will_x000D_
consist of a series of laboratory tests on the slump and compressive strength to determine the optimum dosage_x000D_
and type of both VMAs and SCMs. Some selected successful mixtures will then be tested under full-scale_x000D_
pumping tests at the company's facilities to assess the pumpability followed by a statistical analysis of the_x000D_
results. The findings of this research will contribute to the company's future applications of low-cement content_x000D_
pumpable concrete by allowing them to offer high quality products at relatively low cost. This collaboration_x000D_
will result in a potential growth of the company (additional employees and expanding their product line) and to_x000D_
eventually benefit the Canadian economy., agreement title english : Optimizing the strength of low-cement pumpable concrete, agreement title french : Optimizing the strength of low-cement pumpable concrete, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada