Tennessee Concrete Association
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The Tennessee Concrete Association http://www.tnconcrete.org – TCA – was formed in 1986 (originally known as the Tennessee Ready Mixed Concrete Association) with the primary purpose of promoting the increased use of ready mixed concrete ready-mix concrete
in Tennessee. Today, the TCA has 50 ready mix concrete
producer member companies representing approximately 85% of the annual ready mix production in Tennessee. The TCA is organized as an IRS 501 C (6) non-profit trade association.
TCA major activities include:
-Promotion and marketing of concrete products to the construction industry and other stakeholders in Tennessee
-Administration of several national and state certification programs, including:
American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) http://www.concrete.org Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade One, Concrete Flatwork Finisher and several more
-National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s http://www.nrmca.org Batch Plant Operator, Certified Concrete Sales Professional, and Concrete Technician Level Two courses
-Tennessee Department of Transportation
http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/ Concrete Technician Grade Two and Grade Three
-Liaison with the state of Tennessee on behalf of member companies with regard to concrete specifications, environmental regulations and general business issues
-Liaison with Tennessee colleges and universities to provide up-to-date information on concrete products, technologies, and processes
-Research partnerships with Tennessee universities to improve concrete products and installation processes http://www.mtsu.edu/~concrete/
-Scholarship and program support for the Concrete Industry Management major degree program at Middle Tennessee State University
http://www.mtsu.edu
-Publish ‘Tennessee Concrete’ magazine three times annually
-Hold an Annual Concrete Conference, Annual Concrete Design Awards competition, and Annual High School Concrete Essay competition.
- The TCA is also known to be a supporter of environmentally friendly methods of using concrete in paving, among these the use of pervious concrete
for permeable paving
.
Ready-mix concrete
Ready-mix concrete is a type of concrete that is manufactured in a factory or batching plant, according to a set recipe, and then delivered to a work site, by truck mounted transit mixers . This results in a precise mixture, allowing specialty concrete mixtures to be developed and implemented on...
in Tennessee. Today, the TCA has 50 ready mix concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
producer member companies representing approximately 85% of the annual ready mix production in Tennessee. The TCA is organized as an IRS 501 C (6) non-profit trade association.
TCA major activities include:
-Promotion and marketing of concrete products to the construction industry and other stakeholders in Tennessee
-Administration of several national and state certification programs, including:
American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) http://www.concrete.org Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade One, Concrete Flatwork Finisher and several more
-National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s http://www.nrmca.org Batch Plant Operator, Certified Concrete Sales Professional, and Concrete Technician Level Two courses
-Tennessee Department of Transportation
Tennessee Department of Transportation
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is a multimodal agency with statewide responsibilities in aviation, public transit, waterways and railroads...
http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/ Concrete Technician Grade Two and Grade Three
-Liaison with the state of Tennessee on behalf of member companies with regard to concrete specifications, environmental regulations and general business issues
-Liaison with Tennessee colleges and universities to provide up-to-date information on concrete products, technologies, and processes
-Research partnerships with Tennessee universities to improve concrete products and installation processes http://www.mtsu.edu/~concrete/
-Scholarship and program support for the Concrete Industry Management major degree program at Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....
http://www.mtsu.edu
-Publish ‘Tennessee Concrete’ magazine three times annually
-Hold an Annual Concrete Conference, Annual Concrete Design Awards competition, and Annual High School Concrete Essay competition.
- The TCA is also known to be a supporter of environmentally friendly methods of using concrete in paving, among these the use of pervious concrete
Pervious concrete
Pervious concrete is a special type of concrete with a high porosity used for concrete flatwork applications that allows water from precipitation and other sources to pass directly through, thereby reducing the runoff from a site and allowing groundwater recharge. The high porosity is attained by a...
for permeable paving
Permeable paving
Permeable paving is a range of materials and techniques for paving roads, cycle-paths, parking lots and sidewalks that allow the movement of water and air around the paving material. Although some porous paving materials appear nearly indistinguishable from nonporous materials, their environmental...
.