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Battery-powered roller screeds are suited for remote applications. They have no cords or hoses and can be easily operated in remote environments with a limited power supply.

Circular Concrete Pours: Tips on Pouring a Circular Foundation for a Grain Bin

When the job is a foundation for a grain bin, you can find limitations and unique challenges to such a remote setting. Investing in specialized equipment may save time and provide a long-lasting foundation.

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7 Methods for Testing Concrete Strength

There are many different practices aside from cylinder break tests that can be used.

A World of Experience in Paving

A World of Experience in Paving

Meet the world's #1 brand of pavers and paving screeds, VÖGELE. See where VÖGELE can help you be successful in every climate, condition, and terrain.

Saint-Gobain Opens Application Lab in Chicago

Saint-Gobain Opens Application Lab in Chicago

Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals has opened a new technical center for North American customers to provide concrete professionals with hands-on service to see how materials perform with CHRYSO and GCP products.

A concrete block in a compressive strength test

Setting C02 in Concrete Improves Its Strength

How injecting C02 into concrete can increase the concrete's strength.

Contractor Demos Silicate SCM - Terra CO2 OPUS

GC Demos Silicate SCM for Porsche Dealership

Houston’s Christensen Building Group replaces fly ash for OPUS SCM in Porsche dealership concrete placement.

The R.W. Neilson Water Treatment Plant, Clemmons, NC

Fight Shrinkage Cracking With Magnesium Oxide Admixture In Concrete Water & Wastewater Structures

Shrinkage cracking threatens concrete water containment structures. One of the ways to prevent or minimize shrinkage cracking is using a magnesium oxide additive in the concrete mix.

Heidelberg Materials Secures Slag Granule Supply

Heidelberg Materials Secures Slag Supply

On August 9, Heidelberg Materials announced an agreement with Levy Group of Companies for slag granules.

What To Know About Mixing With IBC Totes - Intermediate Bulk Containers

What You Need To Know About Mixing In IBC Totes

An intermediate bulk container might be convenient for shipping and storage, but not that great for mixing. Here's what to know about using a portable mixer with an IBC tote onsite.

A World of Experience in Paving

A World of Experience in Paving

Meet the world's #1 brand of pavers and paving screeds, VÖGELE. See where VÖGELE can help you be successful in every climate, condition, and terrain.

Concrete Pavement Factor in Urban Heat Island UHI Effect

Top Post of 2022: Streets of Fire? How Concrete Proves To Be A 'Cool Pavement'

Researchers in warm climates are leading the way when it comes to investigating how pavement materials affect air temperature and the Urban Heat Island effect.

People Key To 100 Years of Sucess for Luck Companies

The Key To 100 Years In Business: People

This episode of Digging Deeper profiles Luck Companies, a family-owned crushed aggregate and environmental performance producer, celebrating 100 years in business.

Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals Optimizes Customer Services

Saint-Gobain Reaches Milestone

After joining GCP Applied Technologies and CHRYSO within Saint-Gobain and forming a new Construction Chemicals division, the company has announced projects across the country to optimize customer service.

Luck Companies Celebrates 100 Year History

The nation’s largest and fastest-growing family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone aggregates and environmental performance products, Luck Companies, celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2023.

Solve Sands & Aggregate Issues With The Sika CODE Concept & The Sika Sand App

Up to six times more abrasion resistant than concrete, this solution permanently bonds to concrete, metal or rebar and wood.

Lawson Products Metal Mega-Crete Fast Cure 50-lb. Kit with Aggregate

Up to six times more abrasion resistant than concrete, this solution permanently bonds to concrete, metal or rebar and wood.

Four times stronger than concrete, the medium-cure compound can be applied to damp concrete and cold floors down to 35°F (2°C).

Lawson Products Mega-Crete Slurry II Kit for Concrete Repair

Four times stronger than concrete, the medium-cure compound can be applied to damp concrete and cold floors down to 35°F (2°C).

Ameripolish LG-7K mixes with the dust created while grinding concrete floors to create a durable matrix that automatically fills pinholes, small air voids, pop-outs, microcracks and other gaps in concrete.

Ameripolish Unveils LG-7K Liquid Grout Coating System

Ameripolish LG-7K mixes with the dust created while grinding concrete floors to create a durable matrix that automatically fills pinholes, small air voids, pop-outs, microcracks and other gaps in concrete.

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Green Concrete Tech for Earth Day

Producing, specifying and delivering more sustainable concrete is complex, let's look at tech's role in streamlining the process.

Contractors and materials providers now have greater visibility than ever before into quality and specific qualities of the mix.

Measurable ROI from Concrete IoT

In-drum sensors and supporting software from Command Alkon were already reducing waste and saving dollars by enabling concrete re-use and improving quality.

CONEXPO Strengthens Concrete with EnviroMix SE Concrete Strength Enhancer

Chryso & GCP Launch EnviroMix SE Concrete Strength Enhancer at CONEXPO 2023

Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals will showcase additional solutions at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 that are well-positioned to assist the industry on its journey to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Tips and Strategies For GFRP Composites in Construction

Tips & Strategies for Working with GFRP Composites in Construction

With just a few tips and strategies, concrete contractors can work with GFRP (glass fiber-reinforced polymer) composites safely and efficiently to create long-lasting structures including bridges, concrete panels, seawalls, and more.

Synthetic Macrofibers in Concrete Construction

Save Money, Build Faster: Synthetic Macrofibers in Concrete Construction

With the market shifting rapidly, speed continues to drive the concrete construction industry. While macrofibers can significantly cut time from the project schedule, the question then becomes how do you know which macrofiber to use?

Latex 9375

Trinseo Offers Acrylic Latex Binder for Concrete and Building Applications

Designed for cementitious applications in the building and construction market, the C 9375 can be used in high alkaline mixtures requiring strength, weatherability and workability.

The report cautions that inflation, a possible economic downturn and China’s stance on COVID protocols will keep prices high throughout the year. In 2023, the construction industry is expected to shrink by 7%.

Construction Industry Report Predicts 2023 Materials Pricing

The report cautions that inflation, a possible economic downturn and China’s stance on COVID protocols will keep prices high throughout the year. In 2023, the construction industry is expected to shrink by 7 percent.

Fighting Fractures With The Right Aggregate

Fighting Fractures With The Right Aggregate

What can contractors do to improve the quality of foundations they pour? Choosing a concrete that can maximize our favorite building material's potential is one step, but are there benefits from structural lightweight concrete (SLC)?

3D-Admix

3D-Admix

3D-Admix functions with a retarder in the batched concrete, allowing improved interlayer bonding of 3D-prints, or faux stone carving, while maintaining vertical buildability.

Hot Mixing and Lime Key to Roman Concrete Durability

Researchers Crack the Recipe of Roman Concrete Mix

Where once pozzolanic material like volcanic ash was the key, turns out the secret to the durability of Roman concrete was quicklime and hot mixing.

The Schönox FP, one-part filling and priming compound, allows flooring professionals to prime and fill substrates in one step. The company also launched a 10-lb. bag version of Schönox HS Sturdy.

Schönox Unveils Subfloor Products for Concrete Projects

The Schönox FP, one-part filling and priming compound, allows flooring professionals to prime and fill substrates in one step. The company also launched a 10-lb. bag version of Schönox HS Sturdy.

Internal Curing With Lightweight Aggregate Creates High-Quality Concrete

Internal Curing With Lightweight Aggregate Creates High-Quality Concrete

The benefits of internally cured concrete and how contractors can benefit. Let's look at the internal curing process and explain the details behind its ability to maximize concrete’s potential.

The DuraForce Line

Barrier Sl

S3 Barrier SL, a Non-Portland Cementious-based Self-Leveling Material

Construction Material Shortages, Material Prices, and Material Management Solutions

Material Shortages, Prices & Management Solutions

Everything from fuel to construction material shortages spun out of control once COVID hit and supply chains shut down. What's the current outlook and how can modern tech help contractors? This episode of Digging Deeper features Maria Davidson of Kojo.