GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 2, 2018

Reducing concrete cracking. Top 10 tips for achieving high-quality concrete. Concrete cracks can be nerve-wracking to deal with, impacting not only the aesthetics, but also the structural integrity of a building. Never place concrete on surfaces that are less than 35° F (or 1.7°C), Look into using synthetic micro fibers.

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GCP Applied Technologies

MAY 30, 2019

A microtrencher will cleanly slice through asphalt or concrete to create the micro-trench in one quick, efficient pass. Once the micro-trench is cut, the next step is placing conduit to house and protect the fiber optic cable. SAFETRACK-RMP100-Blog-#2. This work is usually handled by a microtrencher. The protective duct.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 22, 2012

The stress strain curve of concrete lies between those of the aggregate and the cement paste. The reason for this non-linear behavior is that micro-cracks are formed- (i) At the interface between aggregate particles and cement paste as a result of the differential movement between the two phases, and (ii) Within the cement paste itself.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Encase the beams by concrete. The beams connecting these columns were encased with 75mm thick micro concrete. Provide 8m long structural steal beam below the existing beam. But this option was rejected as the steel beam was affecting the head room in the floor. This option was also affecting the head room and was too costly.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 1, 2012

The benefits of using steel fibres in concrete are as follows: 1. It is generally not possible to achieve the same area of reinforcement to area of concrete using steel fibres as compared to using a network of reinforcing bars of wires.

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Natural Building

APRIL 16, 2014

Foundation systems evaluated include earthbag, stone, rammed earth tires, screw and wooden piers, poured concrete, concrete masonry units, autoclaved aerated concrete blocks, certain insulated concrete forms, and rubble trenches. This original blog from which this comes is [link]'

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 30, 2014

And like the concrete-and-asphalt ribbons of road that were built under the 1956 program, the virtual superhighway that came together in the ’90s also was spawned in part to address one of the Pentagon’s top priorities. Fast-forward to the 1990s, when the U.S. Memo to President Obama: this is not the change we hoped for.

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