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This month’s Q&A focuses on evaluation and comparison of test results provided by owner’s and concrete producer’s testing agencies. It discusses responsibilities of the owner’s testing agency specified in ACI 301-20 as well as acceptable differences in test results based on interlaboratory studies and precision statements provided in relevant ASTM standards.
Available in the following language(s): Spanish
The author offers a few options for saving a broken-down mixer truck full of concrete, from using hydraulic lines from another truck to chemical additions into a spinning drum to delay setting time. Results of testing of hydration stabilizers, table sugar, and different soft drinks on mortar mini-mixtures are provided as well as in-depth discussion on adding regular and diet soft drinks.
Available in the following language(s): Spanish
The article provides authors’ thoughts regarding current sustainability efforts within the cement and concrete industry and offers recommendations for future improvements. The opinions are based on topics presented at the virtual 11th ACI/RILEM International Conference on Cementitious Materials and Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete and published as SP-349.
Available in the following language(s): Spanish
The Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit is a large-scale transit project in the Toronto, ON, Canada area. The completed project will not only contribute to significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by reducing reliance on car and bus transportation, but it also provided opportunities for further GHG emissions reductions during the construction process by using high-volume slag cement mixtures.
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Restrained shrinkage cracking caused by differential drying is a major factor in determining the long-term durability of concrete. The article provides a procedure to evaluate the potential for restrained shrinkage cracking as a basis for prequalification of concrete mixtures. The procedure involves simple calculations and using concrete properties obtained from standard tests.
Available in the following language(s): Spanish