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Nov 27, 20223 min read

Construction of Precast Concrete

Precast Concrete is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mold or form which is then cured in a controlled...

Jun 17, 20224 min read

Cellular Lightweight Concrete / Foam Concrete

Foam concrete by definition; can be dated as a light material produced by homogeneously placing the stable foam obtained with the...

Jun 17, 20225 min read

Light weight aggregates

Lightweight aggregates are used to produce lightweight concrete when the weight of aggregates, is lower than 1200 kg/m3. Lightweight...

Jun 17, 20223 min read

Implementation of waste management in ready mixed concrete plants

The methods that find application in ready-mixed concrete plants related to waste management and that are popularly mentioned are as...

Jun 17, 20223 min read

Stress Losses in Prestressed Structural Elements

Stress losses in prestressed structural members are classified in two ways as time dependent and instantaneous losses. The shrinkage of...

Jun 16, 20223 min read

Effect of Aggregate particle size on the compressive strength of concrete

The quality of the binder paste is one of the most important factors to achieve the desired compressive strength in concrete. It is...

Jun 10, 20222 min read

Effect of cement on the concrete strength

What is Cement? Cement is a dry powder (usually gray in color) prepared by the calcination of clay and lime. Cement is a binder material....

Jun 9, 20224 min read

LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE (LWC)

The earliest contemporary use of lightweight concrete (LWC) dates all the way back to 1917, when the an American Corporation began...

Jun 9, 20222 min read

Water/cement ratio in concrete

If you are working with concrete, you may be then familiar with the term "Water-to-Cement Ratio", or sometimes called "water to binder...

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