Concrete, in one form or another, has been a staple of human construction for some 5,000 years. Now, researchers have finally brought the ancient technology to outer space. For the first time, ...
From countertops to fireplace surrounds, decorative contractors continue to push the limits of concrete. The beauty of decorative concrete begins with the mix design, and with several precast mixes ...
Research shows that combining silica fume, fly ash, and manufactured sand in concrete significantly boosts strength and enhances predictive modeling accuracy.
Delivering higher strength and accelerated set times than standard concrete mixes, Sakrete's Pro-Mix line of industrial-strength, fast-setting concrete mixes allows most projects to be traffic-ready ...
NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor mixes cement samples for the MICS mission aboard the International Space Station. NASA There’s been a lot of talk in the last decade about humans returning to ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Concrete is not glamorous. It is the workhorse of building materials: versatile, durable, and almost universally ubiquitous, with 30 billion tons of concrete produced every year ...
As one of our most relied upon construction materials, concrete makes a significant contribution to our overall carbon emissions. Calcium-based substances are heated at high temperatures to form the ...