Category: concrete
Background of Indian Cement Industry – Complete Overview
Indian Cement Industry – Background The Cement Industry in India is over a 100 years old and due to its constant growth and high energy…
Make your High Strength Concrete with Silica Fume new
High Performance Concrete so that it withstands test of time with Silica Fume. Its new age, we are now demanding high strength and durable concrete, …
ACC Coolcrete Ready mix concrete
Coolcrete : Ready-Mix Concrete Temperature – controlled Concrete. Coolcrete has placement temperatures much below ambient temperatures and and can be designed as low as 12…
Concrete Society Report – Concrete core testing for strength
Report of Concrete Society working Party. This report provides recommended procedures for obtaining and the compressive testing of concrete cores and for the interpretation of the…
Chocolate being studied as a building material
I am making my own house by Chocolate : Do You! Two Princeton University researchers are studying the use of a compound chocolate as a…
WHY WE TEST CONCRETE STRENGTH AFTER 28 DAYS?
Why do we test concrete compressive strength after 28 days? The table below shows the compressive strength gained by concrete after 1, 3, 7, 14 and 28 days with…
65 photos of gorgeous concrete residences
Concrete structures designed by Brutalist architects have evolved from looking like parking garages and fortresses to something “palpably and unmistakably beautiful,” writes Amy Schellenbaum. This…
A Complete over view of concrete mix design
Concrete mix design is defined as the appropriate selection and proportioning of constituents to produce a concrete with pre-defined characteristics in the fresh and hardened…
Examine the Plastic Cracks appearance in Concrete
Visual appearance of Plastic Cracks in Concrete The most common restraint in slabs is from the reinforcement. The cracks occur on the top surface and…
Testing High Strength Prestressed Concrete Cubes
High strength prestressed concrete cube tests guidelines are guidelines prescribed in the Indian standard code IS: 1343-1980 with respect to quality of materials used in prestressed concrete. The…