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He's the professor who's passionate about concrete! In this exclusive Gilson interview, Dr. Tyler Ley discusses some of the history of concrete testing, his incredibly entertaining and informative videos on YouTube, and how he invented one of the industry's most innovative tools - the Super Air Meter!
When designing concrete mixes, fineness modulus of the fine aggregate alone is required for effective proportioning of mixes. This blog post explores the process of determining and calculating fineness modulus, and how to accordingly select proportions of coarse aggregate.
The Gray Pages: the how and why of test methods and a guide to performing concrete and aggregate tests efficiently while complying with requirements within the standards.
This 5-step guide is designed to help you select the specific concrete compression machine and adaptive accessories that best meet your laboratory concrete compressive testing needs.
Over the past several months, we have explored various materials testing technician certifications and what it takes to achieve them. This final summary blog in the series includes what’s new, schedules for 2018 programs and testing, and a downloadable PDF Resource List. As any additional information becomes available, we will update the blog series accordingly.
This is the second in Gilson’s series on preparing for construction materials testing certification of technicians working in concrete, asphalt, aggregates and soils/geotechnical fields. This blog post provides information and resources specifically related to some of the different concrete technician designations.
An ever-increasing number of regulations, project requirements and even individual test methods require that laboratory and field personnel undergo specific training and pass certification examinations before they can perform certain tests for the record. This, and the wide array of training and certification programs available from different organizations, underscore the importance that the engineering and construction communities place on expertise, competency and accuracy in all areas of construction materials testing.
This infographic highlights major milestones in the history of concrete.
This infographic covers everything from what the Super is Meter is, to benefits, tips how to use it, and more!
Concrete workability is used to describe how easily freshly mixed concrete can be mixed, placed, consolidated and finished with minimal loss of homogeneity. Workability directly impacts strength, quality, appearance, and cost of labor for placement and finishing operations. How can we measure workability? This blog post outlines everything you need to know about concrete workability, factors that can affect it, and helpful equipment and tests.
