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Air curing concrete

Air Curing Your Concrete?

Wait, what?

It’s an insider joke … ‘air curing’ means leaving the concrete to cure itself without any intervention or enhancement. No extra water, no treatment added,...

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Concrete floor slab placement and finishing

Curing, Sealing, and Paying for Something Twice Over

What's going on?

We see a lot of things go on in the concrete construction industry. For example, we see curing compounds go on – and then have...

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Villa car park, Christchurch | MARKHAM INFRA-TECT Protection

A multi-storey car park for Christchurch

... after the earthquakes

Villa Car Park, constructed in 2015-16 on the corner of Litchfield and Madras Sts in Christchurch NZ, was one of the first multi-storey car parks...

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Hazardous material - for safety sake stop using chlorinated rubber

For safety’s sake …

... stop using chlorinated rubber.

Safety? Did you know that workplace health and safety has an impact on your concrete sealing choices? Or should we say, your choices might have...

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Concrete curing with hydrogel protection treatment application

Concrete Curing: Investing Today for a Sustainable Future

Curing for both today and tomorrow

When it comes to the durability of concrete structures, a little investment during the design, construction, and curing phase can result in significant savings in...

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Curing concrete on car parks

Concrete curing on Car Parks – a Project Manager’s challenges

Does it seem like any curing method comes with a set of problems?

Curing Concrete on Car Parks? Construction project managers come across varied issues when it comes to concrete construction on multi-story car parks. Curing the concrete...

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Warehouse treated with hydrogels for concrete durability from day one

Enhance concrete durability: starting a long-term investment on the right foot

Quality curing for both today and tomorrow

Concrete durability from day one? Wolter Reinold de Sitter, a part-time Professor in the design of concrete structures at the Eindhoven University of Technology, proposed a Law...

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Marine and river concrete structures are at risk from sulphate attack

Is Your Concrete Safe from Sulphate Attacks?

Concrete deterioration due to sulphur reactivity is more common than you may realize

Both an essential substance and a potential menace, sulphates pose a specific risk to concrete structures around the world, yet many are not aware of...

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Warehouse floor slabs need protection

Truly, madly, deeply hard floor slabs?

The special needs of warehouse concrete floors

Ever been involved in building a warehouse? You can probably skip over some of this preliminary stuff; you know it already. Warehouse floors are under...

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Concrete curing with spray-applied hydrogel treatments

Curing Concrete is Not Just for Today

Curing for both today and tomorrow

Wolter Reinold de Sitter, part-time Professor in the design of structures in concrete at the Eindhoven University of Technology, proposed a Law of Fives for...

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