NRMCA Vice President, Local Paving, Phil Kresge recently participated in a panel discussion on concrete test cylinders at the Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories' luncheon in Tysons Corner, VA. Other panel members included NRMCA members Rod Meyers, Schuster Concrete and Tek Chua, Vulcan Materials, along with William Rafferty, R.L. Swope Associates, and Jules Reese, Independent Consultants and Engineering. The program was coordinated by Hessam Nabavi from the Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association.

The topic of discussion was Concrete Quality Assurance on the Jobsite and focused specifically on caring for concrete test cylinders. The majority of discussion centered around ACI 301’s recommendations regarding contractors’ responsibilities with regard to providing adequate curing of concrete cylinders. Approximately 65 attendees, representing testing laboratories, engineering firms and municipalities from across the greater Washington, DC, area joined with concrete industry representatives in the lively discussion.