Other topics include high-strength and high early-strength concrete, fiber-reinforced concrete, and advanced cement-based materials. This class will develop fundamental knowledge of sustainable ...

Concrete is the foundation—literally —of modern construction, making it the most commonly used building material across the ...

But building roads requires a host of engineering feats, from developing the right pavement materials to ... called asphalt concrete. If they're using Portland cement rather than asphalt binder ...

Heidelberg Materials NA Slag cement is becoming more available throughout the country as acceptance of the repurposed product grows. There are many benefits to using slag cement in your concrete mix.

and durability for sustainable concrete pavement and structural applications. Her recent research has involved low-carbon concrete using alternative cement and supplementary cementitious materials, ...

Additionally, the cement offers more homogenous heat distribution due to the very good dispersion of the nanoparticles in the material ... it could be used in concrete pavements, which are ...

Working with Sabbie Miller, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis, and Steve Davis at Stanford University, Van Roijen calculated the potential to store carbon in a ...