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The Science Behind Concrete and Why it Matters for Pros
Don’t Overwork It. To finish the surface, concrete is first “floated” with a float, sometimes called a “mag”. This pushes the ...
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Precast Concrete Products Information
typically a mixture of Portland cement and aggregate materials. Portland cement, the world’s most commonly used cement, is a hydraulic material that consists of calcium silicates and a clinker.
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Greening cement production
The cement industry annually produces around 3.5 billion tonnes of general Portland cement ... a calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) clinker by mixing a part of limestone into raw materials, such ...
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Engineers develop scalable process to decarbonize cement production
Researchers from UCLA's Institute for Carbon Management have developed a method that could eliminate nearly all of of the ...
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Concrete's Best Friend: A Clean Screed
Ready-mix is very abrasive and can get into moving ... provides a unique ability to utilize the abrasiveness of portland cement and sand to clean and skim concrete from the pipe or tube as ...
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These Startups Are Solving The Hard Problem Of Decarbonizing Cement
There are two strategies to lower cement’s carbon footprint: Cement Replacement: Swapping out cement, the adhesive that binds pebbles and sand ... portland cement from limestone and clay and ...
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4 Ways To Overcome Concrete Supply Chain Woes
And though it’s only a small fraction of the concrete mixture, portland cement contributes 80-90% of concrete's CO2 emissions. However, there are many alternatives to straight portland cement ...
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Portland Cement Declares CEO Position Vacant, Invites Applications
East African Portland Cement Plc (EAPC PLC) is seeking to recruit a Managing Director (MD) who will also serve as Chief ...
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made from a mix of Portland cement, limestone, sand and water, is durable, weather-resistant and easy-to-repair. All are great traits for any building material, especially one that plays such a ...
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C-CRETE Technologies Pours World's First Granite-Based Concrete - Free of Portland Cement and CO2 Emissions - at Manhattan Supertall Building
The project highlights how these forward-thinking companies – JPMorganChase, Tishman Speyer, Foster + Partners, Severud Associates, AECOM Tishman and SRM Ready Mix – are leading the charge to ...
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Cement, Concrete, and Mortar Information
There are many different types of cement, concrete, and mortar products. Grouts and fillers are sealants used to fill in gaps between tiles, bricks, and other components. Thinset mortar, dryset mortar ...
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C-Crete Technologies Pours World's First Granite-Based Concrete - Free of Portland Cement and CO2 Emissions - at Manhattan Supertall Building
In terms of volume, it is the most abundant rock on Earth, even more plentiful than the limestone used for manufacturing Portland cement. And, unlike Portland cement – the production of ...