Researchers have identified second-quality concrete paving block waste as a viable, sustainable substitute for natural ...

ASTM C1777, Test Method for Rapid Determination of the Methylene Blue Value for Fine Aggregate or Mineral Filler Using a Colorimeter, was developed by Subcommittee C09.20 on Normal Weight ...

Don’t Overwork It. To finish the surface, concrete is first “floated” with a float, sometimes called a “mag”. This pushes the ...

Rebecca Wasieleski, “How to Achieve Success on Exposed Aggregate Polished Concrete Floors”, Concrete Contractor, August 2012. 4. Bob Harris, “The Proper Techniques for Polished Concrete ...

Concrete made with recycled steel slag is 17 percent stronger than traditional concrete. Disposing of slag is a millennia-old problem , but the "waste material" is highly sought in construction.

In Bangladesh, most of the demolished buildings are made of brick chips. To understand the possibility of recycling demolished concrete as coarse and fine aggregate for new construction works, we ...

Panaji: Considering the “serious impact that ready-mix concrete plants have on the environment”, the high court of Bombay at Goa directed the Goa Stat.

In November of last year, Silicate did a trial run of its new technology on a 100-acre farm south of Chicago with hundreds of tons of fine dust from ready-mix concrete in the hopes of removing ...