Contractors can increase the speed and ease of placing concrete with the latest technologies. But even the most advanced equipment cannot significantly enhance the quality of concrete. To do this, the ...

Internal curing of concrete using lightweight aggregate increases hydration, prevents shrinkage and cracking, improves durability, and ensures better quality, while ultimately reducing costs, ...

From left, Purdue University graduate students Paul Imbrock, Kambiz Raoufi and John Schlitter pour concrete for a test specimen in research to improve Indiana bridges. The state is using a new type of ...

The federal agency joined Purdue University researchers to champion this technology, which can extend the service life of bridge decks and thus reduce state repair and maintenance costs. Feb 11, 2013 ...

Every year, traditional concrete curing methods consume billions of litres of precious water across construction projects in the UAE. In a region where sustainability is more than a goal—it is a ...

Drexel researchers are recycling coal ash, a waste product from coal power plants, to make a porous, lightweight aggregate that can be used as a concrete additive to aid the hardening process. Coal ...

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