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CHRYSO & GCP Senior Director Honored for Leadership by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

GCP Applied Technologies

CHRYSO & GCP Senior Director Honored for Leadership by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Phillip.fry@gc… Tue, 04/16/2024 - 14:54 G. was awarded the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s 2024 Shydlowski - Turner Materials Leadership Award. Terry Harris Sr., Terry Harris Sr., Terry Harris Sr.,

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Controlling concrete setting times

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Controlling concrete setting times. Find tips on methods and concrete admixtures that can help contractors control concrete setting times. Concrete chemistry is complicated, and the makeup of the mix can impact its behavior – from its workability to the set times. Phillip.fry@gc…. Mon, 11/02/2020 - 11:14.

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Laying a Solid Foundation with BIM

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In the concrete business, once slabs are poured, changes can be costly. For this reason, concrete contractors stand to benefit considerably from implementing a building information modeling (BIM) solution in their companies.

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Concrete admixture

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete admixture. Mid-range water reducers – These admixtures provide superior placeability and finishing for concrete flatwork, in commercial and high-end residential construciton. Air detraining agents – These liquid air-detraining admixtures reduce the level of plastic air in non air-entrained concrete. michael.delros….

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How to Reduce the Cost of Concrete Production

GCP Applied Technologies

How to Reduce the Cost of Concrete Production. Two of the toughest challenges we hear for ready-mix producers are the lack of automation available and the cost and hassle of returned concrete. The problem: Rejected concrete loads are costly. Another occurrence is a project simply has leftover ready-mix concrete. .

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Concrete batching

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Concrete batching. Concrete is the most man-made product in the world. Despite its prevalence, plastic concrete remains highly unpredictable, with seemingly innumerable factors impacting its performance: climate, geography of source materials, water, admixture, aggregate/sand quality, to name a few. Reduce concrete cracking.

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Concrete batching

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete batching. Concrete is the most man-made product in the world. Despite its prevalence, plastic concrete remains highly unpredictable, with seemingly innumerable factors impacting its performance: climate, geography of source materials, water, admixture, aggregate/sand quality, to name a few. Reduce concrete cracking.