Sustainable Concrete - An Inevitable Need for Present & Future
Concrete has become, by far, the most widely used construction material in the world. It is surpassed only by water as the most used material on earth. Concrete is perceived and identified as the provider
SoilTech Mk. III Polymer Stabilizer Saves Significant Road Construction Cost
South Africa-based Polyroads distributes its entire range of Smart Materials, including its flagship SoilTech Mk. III stabilizer for road construction, through local partner Kaveri Ultra Polymers
Talrak Construction Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. gets ISO 9001:2008 from BVQI
Talrak Construction Chemicals, incorporated in 2014, provides world-class construction chemicals to the Indian Construction and Infrastructure industry. It offers innovative and customer-oriented advanced
Structural Behaviour of High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beam Column Joints Under Cyclic Loading
The strength & ductility of structures primarily depend on proper detailing of reinforcement in beam column joints. Under seismic excitations, beam-column joint region is subjected to high horizontal & vertical
Translucent Concrete by Using Optical Fibers and Glass Rods
Concrete is traditionally a solid, substantial building material. It needs a makeover. Small buildings are replaced by high-rise buildings and skyscrapers. There arises one of the major problem in deriving natural
Talrak’s Eco-Binders & Silicate Technology for environment-friendly construction
Talrak introduces Eco-Binders, a replacement for cement products largely that results in longer shelf life, lower environmental impact, and increased efficiency of the end product. Silicate binder system
Soil stabilizing polymers reduces road construction cost and saves time
Smart Materials have been developed by scientists in South Africa over the past 20 years. These Smart Materials include in-situ material binders, soil modifiers, asphalt modifiers and elastomeric
Latest Development in Road Construction
Road construction is one of the important topics that falls under the civil engineering department. There isn’t any direct information available on the Internet, it seems and this gives us an opportunity
Practical applications of UHPC & HPC concrete by generative development...
Ultra High Performance Concrete (UPHC) is one of the most modern concretes developed during the last decade. It's a material generally characterized by (although not limited to the one) having
High Performance Concrete for High-rise Construction
Concrete is ubiquitous in our built environment - be it in buildings, roads, bridges, railways, or dams. Global growth in concrete consumption is partly due to the rapid industrialization of developing
The Basic Facts on Admixtures for Concrete
Chemical admixtures are the forth ingredient of the concrete which is inevitable for the modern concretes. The properties of the concrete can be modified either in the plastic or the hardened state as required
Small Ferrocement Dams to Recharge Groundwater
Ferrocement uses less cement and the thickness is also very small as, such intelligent use of this material is possible in water retaining structures. In Mexico, ferrocement dams with curved sections
A Review on the use of Micro-Silica and Nano-Silica in SCC
Concrete, unique in construction, is the only material exclusive to the construction business and therefore is the beneficiary of a fair proportion of the research and development money from government
ZENTRIFIX KMH
Zentrifx KMH is a ready to use mineral based one component corrosion in hinitor and a bond coat. In addition to use as corrosion protection, the use of Zentrifix KMH improves the adhesion of the coarse repair mortar. In addition, it is also a solvent-free product. Before application of Zentrifix KMH,
Talrak Surging Ahead on the Back of Strong R&D and Innovative Product Range
Talrak Construction Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading construction chemicals companies in the country. Founded in 2014, the company's commitment to R&D and quality has seen it growing by leaps and
EMPA, Long-term Load Test for Synthetic Reinforcement Fibers
The durability of synthetic fibers in aggressive environments is often questioned. A long-term test undertaken by the Swiss Material Testing and Research Institute (EMPA) as part of a KTI project
Innovative synthetic fibers as a substitute for steel fibers
For years and decades steel fiber reinforced shotcrete has been used successfully in the tunneling industry. The drawbacks of steel fibers such as the difficult and time consuming handling because of the high
CENTRILIT NC - Concrete Additive Based on Pozzolanic Alumosilicate
Centrilit NC (nano-crystallizer) is a pozzolanic concrete additive based on amorphous alumosilicate. It concerns a synthetically manufactured material, not an industrial by-product. Apart from a high uniformity a long
Shell Structures
Environmental issues are drawing worldwide attention. Manufacturing of cement results in emission of carbon dioxide gas into atmosphere and that is most polluting. Therefore we must use less of cement
BASF launches new products for paint and coatings
As a leading supplier along the paints and coatings value chain, experts at BASF's research and development center in Shanghai, together with our teams all over the world, are committed to
Pidilite launches self compacting micro concrete for structural repairs
Roff Crete Repair by Pidilite is a self compacting micro concrete for structural repairs. When it comes to repairs, just getting new plaster and a paint job will not really suffice if the building has developed cracks
Role of Admixture in Precast Concrete
Precast Construction system is an upcoming construction technique in India to speed up the process of construction to reduce construction days and early hand over. Precast product resulted from concrete in a reusable molds and
Forta Ferro: The Wonder Product in Concrete Reinforcement
Fibers are now being used as reinforcement material to increase the strength of the concrete. It is cheaper than steel, at the same time induces great strength and durability in concrete. The FORTA Corporation
MC-TORKRETHILFE BE / CENTRAMENT RAPID 640
MC-Torkrethilfe BE is a chloride free guniting aid in a powder form specifically developed and designed to meet the demand for efficient and multifold properties desired at guniting job sites. MC-Torkrethilfe BE is suitable as an admixture for all sprayed concrete and shotcreting operations. MC-Torkrethilfe BE accelerates the rate of hardening and development
Impact of Admixture on Heat Gain through Mixed Concrete Roof into a Building
Number of thermal insulation materials with fine particles is available to mix with concrete to improve thermal behaviour of mixed concrete. The admixtures are mixed in different ratio with concrete
Bacterial Concrete: Eco-Friendly & Sustainable Material
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials in the world [1]. Concrete technology is a flourishing field in which the researches are still going in discretion for the sustainability and durability of concrete. Recently, bacterial or microbial concrete has been introduced to the concrete industry to enhance
Durability of recycled aggregate concrete with supplementary cementitious materials as evaluated by alternate wetting and drying test
The utilization of the recycled aggregates created from processing construction and demolition waste in new construction has become more important over the last two decades. There are many factors contributi
Mix Design and Performance of Different Grades of Self Compacting Concrete (SCC)
Tala Hydroelectric Project is a run of the river scheme, located 3 km downstream of the existing 336 MW Chukha Hydroelectric Project on river Wangchu in South Western Bhutan in Eastern Himalayas. The project
Innovative Concrete Solutions for Emerging Asia
These innovative concrete solutions have been developed, tested-bedded and are being used in various markets in Emerging Asia. They are examples of how the concrete- and aggregate industry
Innovative Concrete Technology Solution to Cover the Challenges of Sustainable Concrete as Slump Retention, High Early Strength and Workability Behaviour
It is a great challenge to improve sustainability of concrete. Strongest argument for concrete as the most important building material is its durability behavior over more than 100 years. As longer the service
