If you've recently poured a new driveway, sidewalk, or other batch of concrete, you might be wondering how long it will take ...
Curing sounds simple: it is the maintenance of moisture and temperature conditions in freshly placed concrete to promote the hydration of cementitious materials. When done correctly, curing helps a ...
Carbonation curing is an innovative process in which ambient or elevated carbon dioxide is introduced to freshly cast or precast cementitious materials to induce rapid formation of carbonate phases.
Using AI as a companion to browse the web or generate lifelike images and videos are a few of the features some people are starting to take for granted. Lately, I almost always search the web with AI ...
For many years it’s been assumed that applying cold curing water to hot concrete surfaces can cause thermal shock and cracking. As early as 1971, Section 2.2.1 of ACI’s Recommended Practice for Curing ...
Researchers have developed a process for turning the solid waste products of coal power plants into a useful ingredient that could improve properties of concrete. Coal ash is the less notorious ...
'Self-healing' concrete is being developed by researchers at Northumbria University which could see cracks in concrete buildings become a thing of the past. Dr Alan Richardson, a Senior Lecturer in ...
FINISH-ASSIST PRO was developed to help finishers maintain productivity and finish quality while adapting to modern concrete technologies and sustainability-driven mix designs.” — Jim Becker, Product ...
Coal ash is the less notorious byproduct of coal-fired power plants. It’s the residual solid waste that comes from burning coal. While it doesn’t have the same deleterious reputation of its airborne ...