Concrete

Heat Resistance Concrete: Unlocking Durability in High-Temperature Environments

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When it comes to construction materials, few can rival the versatility and robustness of concrete. However, traditional concrete falls short when exposed to scorching temperatures, leading to thermal cracking and structural degradation. Recognizing this challenge, engineers and researchers have developed a groundbreaking solution: heat resistance concrete. This specialized variant is engineered to withstand elevated temperatures … Read more

Grading Requirements of Fine Aggregates

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The global village of the construction industry has been burgeoning around the most widely used construction material that is concrete. Concrete itself utterly depends on the properties of its constituents which therefore are intensely imperative to understand.Fine aggregates, one of the principal constituents of concrete, are generally natural sand or crushed stone particles that pass … Read more

Hempcrete Blocks – Definition, Advantages Innovation

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Hempcrete Blocks are basically made with the help of two ingredients i.e. lime as binding agent or binder mixed with the core of hemp plant.After decades of modernization, advancement and innovation in science and particularly in construction engineering, the humans have realized that they had moved far away from nature resulting in so many complications … Read more

Use of Fly ash in Concrete & Its Benefits and Effects

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A pozzolana is a natural or artificial material containing silica in a reactive form. By themselves, pozzolanas have little or no cementitious value. However, in a finely divided form and in the presence of moisture they will chemically react with alkalis to form cementing compounds. Fly ash has little cementing property when only water is … Read more

Advantages and Disadvantages of Flat Slab?

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Concrete slabs are one of the most common structural elements of modern buildings and infrastructures including residential, commercial plazas, hospitals or buildings having industrial significance. Typically 4 to 20 inches of reinforced concrete mat like element is constructed as roof ceilings or floors for interior while thinner slabs are used for exterior paving roadway. Advantages … Read more