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Cold weather concreting comes with challenges as the cooler temperatures slow down or stop the exothermic reaction of cement hydration. Read our latest blog to understand the best strategies for cold weather concreting and how to achieve high-quality structures and pavements when conditions are less than ideal.
The density test is an easy and essential step in ensuring the concrete has all of the essential characteristics for successful results. In our latest blog, we discuss the importance of measuring the density/unit weight of fresh concrete with every set of concrete strength samples.
A key element of successful concrete testing is selecting the right representative sample. This blog post covers standard practices for concrete sampling and how to optimize your concrete testing process.
Internally Cured Concrete (ICC) effectively ensures that cementious materials have appropriate access to moisture to enhance concrete durability. Learn more about this technique and its importance for construction materials testing labs.
Concrete slump testing is the most common test performed on fresh concrete for any application. It is a significant factor when evaluating a concrete batch's compliance with the approved mix design and an eleventh-hour check of its suitability for placement. For this post, we focus on the slump test, how to perform it properly, and the best testing equipment to use.
In this blog, concrete air meter calibration will be broken down into everyday language in such a way where the practice won't be tough to carry out and won't take long either.
Testing for air content is always recommended to profile characteristics of the admixtures in concrete. In this blog, we discuss what, why, and how to perform such test methods for concrete air testing.
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!
This infographic covers everything you need to know about the Super Air Meter (SAM) from what it is, the benefits, tips on 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 the 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.
