Since the concrete is almost always pre-mixed at the plant and delivered by truck, the concrete material itself is very seldom the cause of the problem.

1. Mix design optimization Mix design optimization is crucial for achieving a balance between environmental benefits and structural performance in low carbon concrete. This technique involves ...

When completing precast projects, contractors can use a bag mix or a made-from-scratch mix and choose from a number of admixtures and colors.

Widely adopted cleaner construction techniques would be a boon for efforts to slow the warming. Another solution is being ...

The main methods of coloring polished concrete consist of integrally coloring the concrete mix or staining or dyeing the surface after the fact.

Andreas Tselebidis, who has developed concrete mixes for more than 15 supertowers, says his assignment to design the mix for the world's first extra-high-strength architectural concrete supertower ...

In designing the Freedom Tower at One World Trade Center at Ground Zero in New York City, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey had some pretty tough specifications for their concrete for ...