Yes, mollusks. Mollusks have a special composite material lining their inner shell, known as “nacre.” Nacre, also known as ...

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is rapidly emerging as a premier material for precast concrete construction. First introduced as “reactive powder concrete” in the early 1990s, this material has ...

The waste sector operates in some of the toughest conditions imaginable, but with informed design, modern material ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Less material. More space. Greater value. The team that ...

When normal ready-mix concrete is made the largest aggregates in the mix can range from 1-1/2 inches down to 3/8ths of an inch in size with compressive strengths that can be as high as 10,000 psi.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Committee on Materials and Pavements approves Purdue-invented method as a national standard for estimating concrete strength WEST ...

As architecture continues to shift towards environmental sustainability, the demand for low-carbon materials is increasing exponentially in the construction industry – and the concrete sector is no ...

You have probably heard about Portland cement, which is the glue that holds together the aggregates of stone and sand that end up as concrete. Portland is located on the southern coast of England in ...

Holcim is a manufacturer of innovative and sustainable building solutions operating in markets around the globe. Ductal ® from Holcim is a product range of lightweight, ultra-high-performance concrete ...