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 ...

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

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...

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 ...

As the global cement industry mobilizes to address the mounting challenge of water scarcity, a new white paper from Solidia Technologies®, a cement and concrete technology startup, details how ...

Let’s talk concrete! The good news is that you can pour the concrete in water. Professionals do this all the time. You just have a small standing puddle in your basement and that won’t be a problem.

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 ...