Several new and important technologies are being commercialized in the areas of fly ash beneficiation and utilization to bring fly ash into conformance with current AASHTO and ASTM specifications for use in concrete. As the fly ash industry has matured, quality control, quality assurance and improved product performance have increasingly become important. Technologies have been commercialized to improve and assure fly ash quality for conventional concrete applications. Fly ash technologies have been developed to produce high performance concrete products.  The course material is based entirely on FHWA-IF-03-019 Technical Report Chapter Number 10 of Fly Ash facts for Highway Engineers.

At the conclusion of this course, the learner will have a better understanding about Developments in Fly Ash Utilization as well as the following:

• Understanding about the vital role of new technologies in the fly ash utilization
• Understanding applicability of fly ash blends for various concrete mix designs
• Knowledge of various specifications requirement and testing standards of fly ash for better performance
• Knowledge of various quality control and quality assurance procedures to produce quality fly ash