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Sugar in Concrete | Effect of Sugar on Concrete Strength | Sugar as a Concrete Surface Retarder | Addition of Sugar in Concrete Results in Setting Time

CivilJungle

Sugar in Concrete: Cement and Concrete are the foremost paramount engineering materials. Tyrannical weather conditions play indispensable roles on the traits of concrete. Continuous change in weather conditions results in a change of initial setting time of concrete. Concrete gets brawny as it grows older over time.

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Sustainably built environments: specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

With buildings accounting for nearly 40 percent of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), it is understandable why such an immense focus is being placed on them in the quest to achieve net-zero emission targets by 2050. Sustainability attributes of concrete.

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What Is Mass Concrete | Properties of Mass Concrete | Advantage of Mass Concrete | Disadvantage of Mass Concrete |How Much Mass Density of Concrete

CivilJungle

Mass Concrete: Large bridge piers , foundations , and such as dams like the massive structure , the mass concreting technique is used. For also, mass concrete strength , economy, uniformity, and other factors considered should take into account. The temperature shrinkage is the major problem in mass concrete work.

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What Is Recycled Concrete Aggregate | Importance of Recycled Concrete Aggregate | Crushed Concrete Driveway Pros and Cons

CivilJungle

What Is Recycled Concrete Aggregate? Recycled concrete aggregates ( RACs ) are an alternative to the use in concrete of natural aggregates ( NA ). Recycled concrete aggregates ( RCA ) are aggregates produced by clean concrete waste that must contain very low amounts of other building waste – less than a few percent.

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9 Types of Curing | What Is Curing of Concrete | Why Curing Is Important | Minimum Curing Period for Concrete Cement | How Long Does It Take for Concrete to Dry

CivilJungle

What Is Curing of Concrete? Curing performs a crucial role in the growth as well as the resilience of concrete strengths. Since applying water to that same concrete mixture there is an exothermic process that tends to toughen the concrete. Such an approach is termed the curing of concrete. Why Curing Is Important?

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Digital Dryshack # 74: Notes from the Floor, World of Concrete 2015

Cassell Construction Estimating

A first-rate trade show such as World of Concrete in Las Vegas is one of the better investments we think a company can make. This year marks the 4th year of continued growth in attendance, coinciding with the continuing economic recovery in construction. Specifics as to exactly what’s to be included wasn’t revealed.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Codes Regulations Adaptive Reuse Reconstruction & Renovation Seismic Design Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. If the units aren’t aligned with the structure the job will be more complex.