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A Startup Turns Concrete into a Carbon Capture Solution

The Pro Builder

A Startup Turns Concrete into a Carbon Capture Solution qpurcell Mon, 01/22/2024 - 09:41 Cement and concrete production generates as much as 9% of all human CO2 emissions. But what if concrete could go from environmental liability to environmental asset? The concrete becomes a carbon capture solution.

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Concrete

GCP Applied Technologies

Mon, 03/02/2020 - 18:09. March 02, 2020. Concrete admixtures have been around for nearly a century. Ready mix concrete life cycle. Not only are the chemicals, aggregates, sand, cement, water and other additives important in the concrete mix; these are merely the loose materials. Concrete mix design.

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How to reduce bug holes in concrete

GCP Applied Technologies

How to reduce bug holes in concrete. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 13:13. November 10, 2020. Discover best practices for improving the aesthetics of your concrete, including reducing bug holes. When working on a concrete structure where aesthetics are important, extra care needs to be taken to prevent bug holes. Consolidation.

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Rosendin helping build future construction generation

CCR Magazine

The Next Generation of Construction is on Under the expert guidance of skilled professionals, students will engage in a variety of activities, including personal safety training, concrete pouring and rebar shoring, soldering, pipe bending, Building Information Modeling (BIM), heavy equipment operation, framing, woodworking, roofing, and painting.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Transportation & Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

million square feet of concrete and asphalt pavement Sunport Boulevard Extension | Bohannan Huston, Inc. The four-lane divided highway also features a protected bike lane, shielded from traffic with a concrete wall barrier. After consideration from the project team, it was decided to utilize a fabric formed concrete mattress.

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Rehabilitation Extends Life, Restores Historical Aspects of Minneapolis’ Third Avenue Bridge

Civil + Structural Engineer

The span, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, is a classic example of a cast-in-place concrete arch-type bridge. Historic concrete was extensively deteriorated. It originally carried freight; today, it links retail and residential neighborhoods, carrying TH 65 across the river in the St.

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At World of Concrete 2020, PCA Economic Forecast Sees Continued Growth

ENR Construction

Alongside swarms of contractors and other industry professionals pouring in to see the latest in concrete equipment, tools and products at the annual World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas, the Portland Cement Association released a relatively rosy economic forecast for 2020 into 2021.