Category: concrete
Some question quality of pontoons for Seattle’s SR 520 bridge
Two more concrete pontoons for the State Route 520 floating bridge in Seattle are slated to be floated out this week, but questions remain about…
World of Concrete India – Plan Your Visit
A Specialist event on concrete industry The premiere edition of World of Concrete India is dedicated for showcasing advanced technology, latest equipment and cost effective solutions…
FERRO CEMENT GRAIN SILOS : Civil Engineering Projects
Ferrocement Construction Technology and its Applications – A Review Ferrocement construction technology is quite popular throughout the world. Ferrocement, a thin element, is used as…
Process to convert cement into liquid metal
The Formula For Turning Cement Into Metal New material a boon for use in electronics and thin films In a move that would make the…
Mechanism of Shrinkage Reducing Concrete Admixtures
Mechanism of Shrinkage Reducing Concrete Admixtures: The mechanism by which shrinkage reducing admixtures operate is unique. When excess water begins to evaporate from the concrete’s…
Largest concrete tunnel ring made for Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct
The world’s largest concrete tunnel segment ring has been assembled by CBE Group. Nearly 56 feet in diameter, the ring is made from 10 segments…
Sneak peek: World of Concrete 2013 offerings
World of Concrete will be in Las Vegas from Feb. 4-8, 2013, and will feature new technologies as well as training sessions. This piece gives…
Slide show: World’s first “massive reinforced-concrete structure”
Harvard Stadium in Allston, Mass., is 109 years old. It was the “world’s first massive reinforced-concrete structure,” according to this piece, and used nearly 9,260…
Concrete product among top 10 building materials for 2013
Using CarbonCure’s carbon-sequestration technology in Atlas’ concrete masonry unit-block has caused the product to be listed on BuildingGreen.com’s Top 10 building products for 2013. The…
Concrete-crushing tech: Turning debris into reusable building material
Transforming demolition debris from the Dallas Fort Worth Connector project into usable building material not only saves the state money but has a positive environmental…