IT'S SLAB DAY. This video features the process of pouring a concrete slab, highlighting key phases such as preparation by the ...

Rate of placement and screeding method are baseline decisions that must be made prior to start of placement. Placing/finishing concrete is time sensitive and susceptible to environmental conditions.

Premature finishing, overworking the surface and inadequate curing are typical causes of surface defects on exterior slabs. Some of these defects include premature wear, scaling, mortar flaking and ...

If you've recently poured a new driveway, sidewalk, or other batch of concrete, you might be wondering how long it will take ...

Microwave curing has emerged as a transformative approach in concrete engineering, employing electromagnetic radiation to achieve rapid, volumetric heating of cementitious materials. Unlike ...

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 ...

Ready-mixed concrete being poured from a mixer truck - Avalon_studio/Getty Images For almost a century, the way to deal with concrete mix that's been in the truck for 90 minutes or more was simple and ...