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1.Editorial1.2.2.3.Insider-4.Insider-5.6.6.Vol9Issue1April201111CONNECTIONSEDITORIALTEAMConnectionsispublishedbyASAPhFaxEmailWebwww.asa-inc.org.auPublisherExecutiveDirectorEditorContributorsTHISISSUESoakingsampleforsaturatedundrainedRLTtest.AssociationWebsiteUndergoesMajorRevampAssociationjoinsinjointprojecttoupdateStandardBD031-FlyAshSlagandAmorphousSilicaNewlyDevelopedReferenceDataSheetfromtheASATherutresistantperformanceofslagaggregatesinpavementsSlagRoadbasecasestudiesTheregenerativefrictionalpropertiesofslagaggregateSustainabilityVictoriaProgramcomestosuccessfulconclusionNewsBriefs-AustralasianInternationalTheAustralasianIronSteelSlagAssociationWollongongNSW250002422584660242281777infoasa-inc.org.auASAinc.CraigHeidrichDavidE.JonesDavidEJonesAlisonFitzgeraldCraigHeidrichNickJonesDrGregArnoldDrVijayYoshiMarcSmithandNiribiCharker.Connectionsisaquarterlypublicationwithanonlinecirculationof1500copiesAUSTRALASIANIRONSTEELSLAGASSOCIATIONwww.asa-inc.org.auEditorialAssociationWebsiteUndergoesMajorRevampASSOCIATIONIronandsteelslagshavehistoricallybeenconsideredindustrialwastesresiduesby-productsrecycledproductsandsimilarnamesaroundtheworld.Thisthinkingcanlimitpossibilitiesabouttheiruse.Viewingthemastheleftoverpartofaprimaryprocessattachessomestigmatondingendusesandpossibleenvironmentalrisks.Asco-productsindustrialprocesswhereasubstancemustalsobeformedalongwiththesubstancebeingmanufacturedironandsteelslagsarenotwastes.Overthelast20yearsironandsteelslagsproducedthroughoutAustralasiahavebeenthoroughlyanalysedclassiedandmonitoredwithregularreportspublishedeachyearavailablewww.asa-inc.org.au.Asco-productsofthequalitycontrolledironandsteelmanufacturingprocessthebasiccompositionandpropertiesoftheslagproductsarehighlyconsistentasconrmedbyongoingmonitoringandqualityassurancepractices.TheGlobalSlagConferenceheldinNovemberprovideduptodateresearchonapplicationswhichshowneworimproveduseforarangeofapplicationsusingtheuniquecharacteristicsoftheslagproductratherthansimplysubstitutingforsomenaturalmaterial.InthisissuethepapersRegenerativeFrictionalPropertiesofslagAggregatesTheRutResistantPerformanceofSlagAggregatesandSlagRoadbaseCaseStudieseachdemonstratespeciccharacteristicsofslagproductsthatsetthemapart.ElsewhereinthisissuearestoriesonthejointStandardsprojecttoreactivatetheBD031StandardthesuccessfulconclusiontotheSustainabilityVictoriaprojectPreparationofanewslagproductdatasheetandthelaunchoftheAssociationsredesignedwebsite.In1998whentheAustralasianironandsteelSlagAssociationASAdecidedtogoonlinewithitsmessageaboutironandsteelslagsthisdecisioncouldhavebeenviewedasametoopopularistone.Thestatedobjectiveforthewebsitewastoprovideanefcientmethodtogetthemassoftechnicalpapersoutofstorageandmakethemavailabletothepublicinparticularengineersandkeyinuencers.ThisopensourceapproachtoaccessofinformationnotonlypleasedmembersbutalsogavetheorganisationanincreasedrecognitionandpresencewithintheWorldWideWebwww.Todaythatmetoodecisionwaybackin1998hasbeenvindicatedasaprudentonewithmorethan1.9millionhits359950uniquevisitorsand308777downloadsofelectronicmaterialtechnicalpublications.Thelibrarycontinuestobeasignicantresourcewithnewmaterialbeingaddedovertime.Our3rdgenerationwebsitesrevampwasdeemednecessaryinbringingtheexistingdatabaseuptomodernstandardstocaterforboththegrowingdemandforitscontentandtheneedtoremaincompatiblewithmodernsearchtrendsandtools.Thewebsiteredesignarchitectureismoreintuitiveandsimplertonavigate.Somuchhaschangedintheonlineworldsince1998thecurrentchangesareaimedatbringingbothfreshnessandnewfunctionality.AspartoftheonlinepresenceoftheASAthenewsletterhasmovedtoane-publicationpotentiallyincreasingitsreachandaccessibility.Regularsubscribersreceiveareminderabouteachnewpublicationandvisitorstothewebsitecanviewthecurrentandpastissues.TheASAwelcomesthisfreshnewapproachtoitsonlineadministrationandlooksforwardtocontinuingtomoveforwardwiththistechnologyinthecomingyears.Theassociationisalsoveryeagertoreceivefeedbackonthechanges.CONTENTSDavidEJonesConnectionsAlisonFitzgeraldQUARTERLY