In recent years, we've heard about efforts to replace some of the aggregate used in concrete with crumbled used tires. Now, however, scientists have succeeded in producing good quality concrete in ...

Sand has long been used as a fine aggregate in concrete production, but this bears consequences for the planet. One food ...

When you're finishing your driveway, you've got a selection of materials to choose from, and which one is preferable will ...

Carbonation of recycled coarse aggregates (RAs) has drawn significant attention in recent years. This study shows that most durability indicators of carbonated RAs concrete (cRAC) are lower than ...

The recycling bio-waste shells problem has grown more and more serious in recent years and many efforts have been made to solve this problem. One possible solution is to put these bio-shells into ...

So much depends upon a structure’s foundation. This mostly unseen element can mean the difference between a long-lasting building and one that will need substantial repairs over its lifetime. As such, ...

Researchers have developed a process for turning the solid waste products of coal power plants into a useful ingredient that could improve properties of concrete. Coal ash is the less notorious ...

It's easy to confuse cement and concrete when talking about them, but they are two different materials serving very different ...

RANCHI: In a significant breakthrough, the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Dhanbad, has discovered ...

Strong demand stemming from U.S. housing market rebound will benefit the companies under the Zacks Building Products - Concrete & Aggregates industry. Also, a significant boost in infrastructural and ...