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Dan McCoy explains how silica fume became the go-to for bridge deck overlays—and why that might’ve been a mistake. In this clip, Seth Tandett, Dr. Jon Belkowitz, and Dan talk about how silica fume was treated as an addition instead of a true supplementary cementitious material, and what that means for long-term performance.