Concrete properties and quality testing are advancing as new technologies enter the industry. Traditional methods, such as break tests, remain widely accepted in standardized practices, but jobsites ...
Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. In PCE-based SPs, the dispersing abilities are due to ...
Engineers should make a proper decision when an on-site slump test fails. The decision could be an outright rejection of the complete batch of concrete or the suspension of the work due to the ...
ABSTRACT: Construction projects require cement, which must have definite qualities so as to play its part separately in structure. The compressive strength of cement and, consequently, its physical ...
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of partial fly ash substitution in to a series of alkali-activated concrete based on a high-MgO blast furnace slag BFS. Mixes were activated with ...
The floor placement is running smoothly. Concrete slumps have ranged from 4 to 6 in.—the specification requirements—and the last truck is on site with about 12,000 cu. yd. of concrete on the ground.
By: Harikrishnan Nair, Ph.D., P.E., Celik Ozyildirim, Ph.D., P.E., and Michael M. Sprinkel, P.E. Concrete bridge decks are susceptible to premature cracking and to ...
ABSTRACT: This research investigated the use of wood ash to partially replace cement or sand in conventional concrete, roller compacted concrete (RCC), and flowable fill. The main focus was to ...