For many years it’s been assumed that applying cold curing water to hot concrete surfaces can cause thermal shock and cracking. As early as 1971, Section 2.2.1 of ACI’s Recommended Practice for Curing ...

Dreaming of cozy bonfires and starlit holiday parties? You might be tempted to pour a concrete patio in winter, but the ...

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 ...

The American Concrete Institute released a new publication: ACI 308R-16 Guide to External Curing of Concrete. This guide reviews and describes practices, procedures, materials, and monitoring methods ...

The Outside Guy often comments on the reality that badly placed concrete looks great after a few days, and may even look as ...

Patrick Flannigan, Technical Manager of the Concrete Business Unit at CHRYSO Southern Africa. Choosing a non-chloride accelerator is essential when steel reinforcement is present in the concrete. In ...

Concrete driveways are tough, but like other outdoor landscaping materials, they're not immune to weather extremes.

Q: I must pour a new sidewalk, driveway and patio, and I want it to last and be maintenance-free. How can I do this? A: It is possible to pour flat exterior concrete work such as sidewalks, driveways, ...

Drexel researchers are recycling coal ash, a waste product from coal power plants, to make a porous, lightweight aggregate that can be used as a concrete additive to aid the hardening process. Coal ...

There’s a massive source of emissions in your data centers - and you may not be aware of it. Before you even install any equipment, the building itself has already created tons of carbon dioxide and ...