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Construction Equipment

This “Magic Concrete” displays hidden patterns when wet

Designers Frederik Molenschot & Susanne Happle have come up with a pretty neat creation. When their concrete gets wet, it reveals hidden patterns. They call the project “Silent Poetry,” according to a report from Weburbanist.com. Most of their creations up until now have been leaves and floral patterns but anything is possible with the technique. The concrete does […]

January 6, 2014

Roadbuilding

25 Days of RollOuts: Wirtgen’s concrete/asphalt milling drum

Wirtgen’s Hamm H251 VC combination concrete/asphalt milling drum with a vibrating roller – a.k.a. “crusher drum” – destroys material underfoot while on the move. Applications for the crusher drum include Applications for the crusher drum include breaking or pre-crushing rock, breaking up concrete, crushing and compacting mixed soils, compacting cohesive soils, compacting during cold recycling […]

December 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

World of Concrete releases “Rig Racin,” a concrete-truck-flipping obstacle course game for iPhone, iPad and Android

Big news from Hanley Wood Exhibitions, the show runner for the World of Concrete trade show has released its first game for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices called “Rig Racin’.” The game puts players in control of a tricked out cement mixer truck and tasks them with navigating challenging obstacle courses with the goals of […]

December 15, 2013

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

Vacuworx debuts Concrete Barrier Lifter at ICUEE 2013

Vacuworx introduced its concrete barrier lifter at ICUEE, a product aimed at providing a safe and efficient way to move highway barriers. “Barriers are typically moved late at night or early in the morning, which doesn’t lend itself to ideal working conditions,” says Bill Solomon. “We feel this is a way to get people out […]

October 3, 2013

Construction Equipment

Press explodes 800-lb. concrete cylinder with sheer force

At the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign the engineering department has a pretty cool toy. It’s a giant mechanical press that can apply up to 3 million pounds of pressure on a given object. To show its strength at an open house, the engineers placed an 800-pound, 18-inches-wide concrete cylinder beneath the press and started applying […]

September 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

WOC Crews That Rock contest to begin September 9

World of Concrete (WOC) will begin accepting entries for its Crews That Rock (CTR) 2014 contest on September 9. Crews will have the chance to enter in one of two categories: Community Service/Not-For-Profit and Commercial/For-Profit. Projects must have been completed between January 1, 2013, and November 8, 2013, to be eligible. The deadline to enter […]

August 20, 2013

Construction Equipment

NYC concrete contractor Ferrara Bros. moves to mixer fleet powered by natural gas

Ferrara Bros., a construction company from Flushing, New York has taken delivery of 15 concrete mixers equipped to run on compressed natural gas. The McNeilus Standard ready-mix trucks are powered by Cummins Westport ISL-G CNG engines and configured on a single pusher axle with a gross vehicle weight of 80,000 pounds. Including its 17 CNG […]

August 6, 2013

Technology

Toughen up your iPhone with this concrete skin

The iPhone is an impressive device. But, as beautiful as its design is, it’s still rather delicate. Now you can make your iPhone as tough as the stuff you build with with a new skin made of pure concrete. A Korean design firm named Posh Projects has crafted the Luna. Named for its moon-like craters, […]

July 23, 2013

Business

Construction materials prices slip slightly in June, up 1.5% annually

The average cost of materials used by the construction industry plus items consumed by contractors such as diesel fuel fell 0.1 percent in June, according to Associated General Contractors of America’s latest analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, compared to June of last year, construction materials prices were up 1.5 percent. […]

July 16, 2013

Home

Wooden skyscraper? This 34-story wood-framed tower could be added to the Stockholm skyline

A design competition for a new residential tower at the center of Stockholm, Sweden has elicited quite the interesting proposal: a skyscraper made of wood. According to a report from Wired, Scandinavian architecture firm C.F. Møller partnered with architect Dinell Johansson and urban consultant Tyréns and designed a 34-story timber-framed tower that, if chosen, would likely […]

June 27, 2013

Construction Equipment

Adopting ancient Roman recipe could result in stronger concrete that is less harmful to the environment

Using a sample from the bottom of Italy’s Pozzuoili Bay that dates back to 37 B.C., researchers have deciphered the formula that ancient Romans used to create the most resilient concrete the world has ever seen in the hopes that modern processes will incorporate them as well. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the sample comes from concrete breakwaters […]

June 20, 2013