Micro Fiber vs. Macro Fiber - What’s the Best Size of Concrete Fiber?
Over the years, research and development in the field of fiber-reinforced concrete have led to the introduction of various types of...
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Comparing Microfibers for Concrete: Acrylic vs. Polypropylene vs. Natural
Microfibers for concrete encompass a broad range of different material types that are predominately used as an additive to traditional...
How to Reduce Cracking with Concrete Fibers
Concrete has existed for millennia, with the earliest documented evidence pointing to 6,000 or even 7,000 BC. Since its early use on...
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Concrete Fiber Suppliers: Ensuring High-Quality & Durable Results
It can be a challenge in today’s market to find a reliable concrete fiber supplier that offers a high-performance product at competitive...
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Understanding Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) for Concrete
Supplementary Cementitious Materials, of SCMs for concrete, are unique additives used in tandem with or to replace a portion of...
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What is Metakaolin?
Definition of Metakaolin Metakaolin is defined as an anhydrous calcined structure of the clay mineral kaolinite, used for centuries in...
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Metakaolin in Concrete
Metakaolin-enhanced concrete is a concrete mixture that uses a calcined aluminosilicate kaolinite clay (metakaolin). Metakaolin’s highly...
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EPD - What does it mean and why is it so important?
The global effort to reduce greenhouse gases has certainly, and for good reason, taken a firm hold of the construction materials market. ...
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Fly Ash Environmental Solutions
It is reported (ARIPPA June 2019) that there are over 770 identified coal refuse piles covering 8,300 acres and containing more than 220...
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Ground Glass Pozzolan and the Environment
Did you know that in 2018, the EPA reported that approximately 7.6 million tons of glass were landfilled [1]! Sadly, this annual number...
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SCMS for Real World Applications
Silica fume, ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), metakaolin, ground glass pozzolan, and fly ash are supplementary cementitious...
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Fly Ash in Concrete
What is Fly Ash? Fly ash is a coal combustion byproduct. It is collected via bag house filtration equipment or electrostatic...
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What is Silica Fume?
What is Silica Fume, what is it used for, and how does it work? Without realizing it, you probably come into contact each day with a...
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What is Fly Ash?
Fly Ash is a pozzolanic material, captured in electro-static precipitators as a by-product from coal-fired thermal power stations. It...
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Ground Glass Pozzolans for Concrete
Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM), are materials that are added to, or replace a portion of the portland cement, each SCM can...
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