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Missouri S&T developing safer way to strengthen concrete with nanoparticles
Missouri University of Science and Technology is developing stronger concrete using nanoparticles. Learn more about Missouri S&T's work on Equipment World.
October 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
Graphene-infused concrete would be twice as strong, more water resistant than current mixes
Scientists at the University of Exeter in the U.K. are developing an environmentally friendly composite material by incorporating concrete with graphene to create a material that is more than twice as strong and four times more water resistant than existing concretes, and produces less greenhouse gas emissions, The Guardian reports. Graphene is made up of a single […]
May 10, 2018
Roadbuilding
Scientists develop regenerating bio-concrete using solid-state fermentation
Scientists at the University of Waikato in New Zealand have developed a protocol called solid-state fermentation that uses nanobiotechnology to make a concrete that regenerates itself to repair cracks as they develop. Researchers around the world have been working on the same thing, but Waikato researchers Dr. Aydin Berenjian and PhD student Mostafa Seifan have […]
April 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
Purdue researchers testing stronger cellulose-infused concrete on Calif. bridge
Researchers at Purdue University have found a way to make concrete stronger by infusing it with cellulose nanocrystals, byproducts generated from wood, and will test it on a bridge that will be built in California this spring, according to a news release from the Purdue Research Foundation. At press time, the exact bridge where the cellulose-infused […]
April 24, 2018
Construction Equipment
New concrete formula ditches Portland cement, adds strength and sustainability
Should a few major trials hold up as expected, an Australian family company will have succeeded in developing a new concrete that is not only better for the environment but stronger than the traditional formula as well. The construction materials and mining services company Wagners of Toowoomba, Australia, has spent the last eight years perfecting a […]
April 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Contractor invents plastic wall forms for concrete, says they make buildings stronger against quakes and bomb blasts
After seeing the destruction of Hurricane Andrew in his home state of Florida in 1992, Sarasota-based general contractor Joe Lanc set out to invent a system that would make buildings less vulnerable to the devastation of natural disasters and more. Lanc, 77, invented a clear PVC wall form he calls the Concrete Plastic Unit (CPU), according […]
November 14, 2013
Construction Equipment
Re-recycling: Biofuel waste used to make stronger concrete
Researchers at Kansas State University have discovered that by replacing a portion of the cement found in concrete with agricultural waste products, the concrete became stronger. Just think of the process as recycling the byproducts of recycling. To make the stronger concrete, the researchers are use the ash produced when corn stalks and leaves, wheat straw, […]
April 22, 2013
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