To Increase Economic Growth Countries Needs to Increase Infrastructure
According to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute the world needs to dramatically ramp up spending on infrastructure to keep up with economic growth. Yet, many major economies are going in the other direction. Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock® Prove-It Kit. See how SmartRock…
ACI ANNOUNCES NEW CONCRETE REPAIR CODE
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of the new ACI 562-16: Code Requirements for Evaluation, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Concrete Buildings and Commentary. Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock® Prove-It Kit. See how SmartRock can work for you. Download Now The code requirements represent a major…
Zaha Hadid’s Twisting Concrete Structure Tops Out
The famous international architecture firm, Zaha Hadid, has topped out the twisting skyscraper in Milan. Originally named ‘lo storto’, (‘the twisted one’), the 170 meter structure has been renamed the ‘generali tower’ after the insurance firm who will occupy the building. Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock®…
Swenson Awarded U.S. Patent for Structural Engineering Design
Barry Swenson always knew his company’s concrete construction methodology was something pretty special. Now he has the United States patent to prove it. Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock® Prove-It Kit. See how SmartRock can work for you. Download Now Earlier this year, the U.S. Patent and…
Construction begins on the Grand Paris Express Metro
5000 plus Parisians attended a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Fort d’Issy-Vanves-Clamart station on June 4 to mark the official start of construction on the first phase of the €25bn Grand Paris orbital express metro network. Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock® Prove-It Kit….
MCI-2020 Can Extend the Service Life of Concrete Structures
MCI 2020 is an organic, surface applied, migrating corrosion inhibitor designed to penetrate through cementitious materials including concrete, mortar, and limestone. It travels in both liquid and vapor (gas) phases through the pore structure, forming a protective, molecular layer on embedded reinforcement and allowing for the substance to…
Bone and Shells as Blueprints for Stronger Concrete
In the journal Construction and Building Materials, a paper was published contrasting cement paste with the structure and properties of natural materials such as bones, shells, and deep-sea sponges. Researchers noticed that the biological compounds are durable and strong due to the fact that they are structured with…
Kryton International Awarded an U.S Patent
Called a Method, Apparatus and System for Testing the Self-Sealing Capabilities of a Concrete Sample, the test measures and verifies the self-sealing properties of concrete to which a mix of specialty chemicals has been added. Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock® Prove-It Kit. See how SmartRock can…
After being up and running for the last 99 years, one of the most impressive engineering structure, will be getting an upgraded. The Panama Canal will be improved to cater for the increasing size of the world’s merchant shipping feet. Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock® Prove-It…
Muskrat Falls Megaproject Concrete Collapse
According to Gilbert Bennett Nalcor Energy’s vice-president, Nalcor Energy will “ensure a full safety investigation is completed and that the contractor and its workers implement all safety recommendations that might be identified following this incident.” Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock® Prove-It Kit. See how SmartRock can…
The Crumbling Infrastructure in America
The majority of the United States’ largest infrastructure projects were built in the 19th and the 20th century. The USA was once in the headlines for having the most advanced public infrastructure systems on earth. Those headlines have changed and the country needs an upgraded system to match…
Fire and Explosion Proof Concrete Created by CEMEX
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced on May 4th 2016 that CEMEX Mexico developed a fire- and explosion-resistant concrete. The company designed this solution specifically to safeguard the Data Processing Center, Proyecto Q, of the Santander Group. Located in Queretaro, Mexico, Proyecto Q is the Santander…
Dubai Inaugurates First 3D Printed Office Building
On hearing mention of Dubai, most of us envision celebrated and extravagant lifestyles featuring piles of gold and private jets, lavish spreads of wealth, and unfathomable luxury, prominently on display for all to envy. This city, the most populated within the entire United Arab Emirates, is of course…
Five Infrastructure Emergencies in the U.S.
Advocates for investing in the nation’s infrastructure are hesitant to single out certain projects as deserving priority over others, arguing that sustained funding and attention is needed equally across the board. Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock® Prove-It Kit. See how SmartRock can work for you. Download…
The Private Sector Can Improve Our Crumbling Infrastructure
Douglas L. Peterson is President and CEO of S&P Global and Susan Story is President and CEO of American Water. They are co-chairs of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Executive Council on Infrastructure. Prove you concrete better with the SmartRock® Prove-It Kit. See how SmartRock can work for you….
A new custom 3D printable cement
While 3D printing homes still sounds like something that only happens in science fiction, the technology is coming along nicely. There are naturally a few hurdles to overcome before it becomes commonplace, but most of the pieces are already in place. Companies have developed large robots capable of…
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It is a never-ending problem! Corrosion of rebar in concrete is the major cause of infrastructure deterioration worldwide. April 24th is the corrosion awareness day. So, here is an article in contribution to the challenges we have dealing with corroding concrete infrastructure Prove you concrete better with the…
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