Curing sounds simple: it is the maintenance of moisture and temperature conditions in freshly placed concrete to promote the hydration of cementitious materials. When done correctly, curing helps a ...

Concrete curing tends to get pushed down the list of priorities on the jobsite. It doesn’t have the same immediate visual payoff as placing and finishing. Add this to budget constraints and tight ...

Carbonation curing is an innovative process in which ambient or elevated carbon dioxide is introduced to freshly cast or precast cementitious materials to induce rapid formation of carbonate phases.

Voids or deflects left IC agents, especially for SAPs, decrease the strength of concrete 5. The mixture design must be precisely controlled to compensate absorption/desorption with dry SAPs 5.

Some of us don't like to let a little rain get in the way of our plans, but if you were planning on using quick-set concrete, ...

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 ...

Almost a century old, the 90-minute rule for mixed concrete has dictated how mixed concrete is handled. Here's why it matters ...