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DAP Releases HD Max Construction Adhesive
HD Max bonds on various materials and surfaces from non-porous substrates like aluminum, PVC and mirror to porous, textured materials like brick, concrete and drywall in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Concrete
How Asphalt Contractors Place Concrete With Pavers
Concrete
Concrete Research: Textile-reinforced Concrete
Concrete Materials
Trials Begin for Potential Replacement of Portland Cement
Concrete Materials
CarbonCure Produces 50 Million Cubic Yards of Lower Carbon Concrete
Concrete
Concrete Vs. Wood
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Decorative Concrete
'Thin to Win' With Decorative Concrete Sealers
Thin applications are the simple answer to many acrylic sealer problems contractors face on decorative concrete projects like stamped and stained concrete.
Decorative Concrete
Abrasives 101
Learn how to choose the correct abrasives for grinding and polishing concrete.
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Functionality That Makes a Difference | JLG®
From Smart Load technology to self-leveling innovations, helping you and your crew return home safely is more than our job – it’s why we’re here.
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Re-Engineering Fly Ash For Green Cement
There’s more fly ash available for construction than contractors might think. Now we need to mine that and recycle the ash with innovative engineering to allow use of even greater volumes.
Concrete
Cold Weather Concreting - Tips for Smaller Projects
The factors and considerations concrete contractors should be aware of for placing concrete in cold weather
Concrete Materials
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.
Concrete Materials
Setting C02 in Concrete Improves Its Strength
How injecting C02 into concrete can increase the concrete's strength.
Concrete Materials
GC Demos Silicate SCM for Porsche Dealership
Houston’s Christensen Building Group replaces fly ash for OPUS SCM in Porsche dealership concrete placement.
Concrete Materials
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.
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Functionality That Makes a Difference | JLG®
From Smart Load technology to self-leveling innovations, helping you and your crew return home safely is more than our job – it’s why we’re here.
Worksite Equipment
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.
Technology & Services
Transforming How Concrete is Poured and Delivered With Emerging Technologies
September 20, 2023
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The emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, quality assurance, mobile manufacturing, cloud-based systems, and eTicketing are changing the way concrete is poured and delivered.
Concrete
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.
Digging Deeper
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.
Concrete Materials
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.
Concrete Materials
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.
Concrete Materials
Solve Sands & Aggregate Issues With The Sika CODE Concept & The Sika Sand App
Concrete Materials
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.
Concrete Materials
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).
Concrete Materials
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.
Technology & Services
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.
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Concrete Materials
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.
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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.
Concrete Materials
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?
Concrete Materials
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.
Business
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.
Concrete
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)?
Concrete Materials
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.
Concrete
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.
Concrete Materials
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.
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.
Concrete Materials
The DuraForce Line