A new test developed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can predict the performance of a new type of cementitious construction material in five minutes — a significant improvement over the ...

Concrete can be unpredictable and change from good to bad at the drop of a hat. Concrete is perishable, therefore, the way that you treat the product before use is crucial to its future quality.

So that it may be certain that a concrete specimen’s mechanical properties reach the strength and deflection imperatives for its intended use, concrete specimens with specific dimensions are prepared, ...

Loss on Ignition (LOI) is essential for measuring cement’s composition and quality. It calculates the proportion of volatile substances, such as carbon dioxide, moisture, and organic compounds, ...

A shortage of skilled labor continues to be the dominate issue in the construction industry, and rightfully so. However, delays in construction schedules have always been a thorn in the side of ...

A schematic diagram of the dissolution and analysis setup. Clays were dissolved in sodium hydroxide solutions for 1-15 minutes. The solution samples were then filtered, diluted and analyzed with ...