Technical Questions

Question: Are there any challenges or common issues encountered during the testing of fiber-reinforced con...

Question: Increasing the load capacity of a slab-on-ground using an overlay

Question: Difference between a contraction joint, isolation joint, expansion joint, construction joint, an...

Question: How should the concrete be consolidated to obtain a complete filling of the forms and around the...

Question: Does additional curing improve the properties of concrete in other ways than in strength?

Question: Requirements for durable concrete

Question: What methods of capping are recommended for compression specimens?

Question: Strength of concrete

Question: Popouts or popoffs?

Question: What is the difference between synthetic microfibers and macrofibers?

Question: How do fibers work?

Question: Form release agents

Question: Are epoxy resins widely used in concrete construction and repair?

Question: Specialty admixtures

Question: Cleaning slabs during tilt-up construction

Question: Why is consolidation needed?

Question: What is shotcrete and when is it used?

Question: Vapor barriers

Question: The effect of aggregate shape on concrete strength

Question: The effect of surface texture and cleanness on concrete strength