Whether your project begins with pouring concrete or it’s the finishing touch, strong cement starts at the mixing stage. Making concrete is simple in theory—you simply combine cement with water and an ...

Experienced builders are plenty familiar with when to use cement, concrete, and mortar. But in the popular parlance, things get a bit confused—people often say "cement" when what they really mean is ...

For concrete contractors, everything from seasonal temperature, rain, humidity, and groundwater to circulating air can greatly affect the moisture content in concrete and mortar at the jobsite. This ...

Although we've recently been hearing about technologies that allow for the production of stronger concrete, existing structures made of regular concrete could also use some help. That's where new ...

Around three billion tons of cement are produced around the world each year (Guillaume, 2014), of which the majority is consumed in developing countries due to ceaselessly growing demand, attributed ...

To make aerated concrete, add a foam-forming agent and stir in a significant amount of air. This serves to make the concrete ...

Concrete already builds our world, and an MIT-invented variant known as electron-­conducting carbon concrete (ec 3, ...