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01 December 2008 | Concrete
Benefits of the Flow Stone mobile concrete batching system
By Norman Opie, director, Flow Stone, Neilson Hydraulics
Batching by weight has long been established as the most accurate and...
01 December 2008 | Concrete
Concrete may have been viewed in a poor light in the past, but Steve Crompton, UK technical director with CEMEX, argues that recent developments mean the material has a vital role to play in the...
Tagged in: Cemexsustainability
03 December 2007 | Concrete
When supplying major construction projects, it is essential that thorough and accurate concrete testing is carried out to meet client requirements and ensure safety, explains John Sutton, group...
03 December 2007 | Concrete
Ensuring a high specific input of energy into the mix
Concrete has been in use as a mass building material comprising just cement, aggregates and water for a very long time. During the last 20...
03 December 2007 | Concrete
The latest digital online moisture measurement is not only critical to the production of quality concrete, but also financially beneficial, as Rolf Laffan, chairman of Hydronix Ltd, explainsSourcing...
Tagged in: Hydronixmicrowave moisture measurement
03 December 2007 | Concrete
Using mobile volumetric dispensers to sell concrete can provide aggregate producers with a speedy return on investment, as Richard Calder, technical manager with Armcon Cementech, explainsQuarry...
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01 December 2006 | Concrete
An innovation in coastal reinforcementAs locations go, Blackpool sea front needs little introduction. For over 100 years Blackpool’s coastal defences have battled tirelessly to protect the UK’s most...
Tagged in: Grace Construction ProductsBlackpool
01 July 2004 | Concrete
A brief commercial history of the first 50 years from 1913 to 1963By Michael J. ArthurWhen the author entered the ready-mixed concrete business of Trent Gravels Ltd of Attenborough, Nottingham, in...
01 July 2004 | Concrete
Last-generation concrete reclaimer delivers efficiency and environmental gains for Irish concrete producer
Corcoran Concrete operate a concrete and mortar plant on the outskirts of Westport, Co...
01 July 2004 | Concrete
Brett Concrete's role in mix design and plant options on one of Europe's major construction projectsThe Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) has been a very visible feature of construction in...
01 July 2004 | Concrete
The design, production and use of SCC by Rob Gaimster and Noel Dixon
Awareness of self-compacting concrete (SCC) within the construction industry has grown year on year since it was developed in...
01 July 2003 | Concrete
Tarmac highlight some recent uses of their Topflow self-compacting concrete in projects and applications around the UKA flexible approach to bridge engineering work by Tarmac, using their self-...
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02 December 2002 | Concrete
A long-term durability report
Although extensively used in concrete, Magnesian limestones have often been compared unfavourably with Carboniferous limestones because of the wide variability in...