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Implementation of waste management in ready mixed concrete plants

The methods that find application in ready-mixed concrete plants related to waste management and that are popularly mentioned are as...

Stress Losses in Prestressed Structural Elements

Stress losses in prestressed structural members are classified in two ways as time dependent and instantaneous losses. The shrinkage of...

Effect of Aggregate particle size on the compressive strength of concrete

The quality of the binder paste is one of the most important factors to achieve the desired compressive strength in concrete. It is...

Use of Glass and Steel material in skyscrapers

After using steel in the construction of the building body instead of using concrete, the outer surfaces are covered with glass instead...

Effect of cement on the concrete strength

What is Cement? Cement is a dry powder (usually gray in color) prepared by the calcination of clay and lime. Cement is a binder material....

LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE (LWC)

The earliest contemporary use of lightweight concrete (LWC) dates all the way back to 1917, when the an American Corporation began...

Water/cement ratio in concrete

If you are working with concrete, you may be then familiar with the term "Water-to-Cement Ratio", or sometimes called "water to binder...

Waterproofing Materials

Waterproofing materials are generally materials such as mortar, bitumen/asphalt, cement, which are used to provide impermeability against...

Curing methods of concrete

Concrete is usually poured in different weather conditions and in various masses. The maintenance required to be applied to the concrete...

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