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Industrial concrete floors: not an easy accomplishment

Industrial concrete floors: not an easy accomplishment

Out of all civil engineering work, industrial concrete floors are most certainly considered the easiest to create. This has often led to an underestimation of the ...
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Evaluating durability of parking deck systems

Evaluating durability of parking deck systems

Multistorey car parks are challenging structures. Floors and deck surfaces are under constant attack due to the circulation of vehicles - abrasion, abrupt braking, ...
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Looking back to 2022. Top winter reads for construction experts.

Looking back to 2022. Top winter reads for construction experts.

It's that time of year again - time to stay at home next to a warm fire or maybe time to load up the car and head for a ski resort or jet off to a nice Caribbean beach. ...
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Eight things you need to know about concreting in winter

Eight things you need to know about concreting in winter

When concreting in winter, special measures must be taken both during production in the ready-mixed concrete plant and during processing and post-treatment on the ...
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Challenges of asphalt repair

Challenges of asphalt repair

Everyone has experienced this: potholes, delamination and cracks in asphalt roads. The consequences are also well known: speed restrictions and closures for repair ...
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Innovation in action: a new way to renew wastewater tanks

Innovation in action: a new way to renew wastewater tanks

MasterSeal 7000 CR is a good example of how to succeed in a change of era that requires us to innovate in the way we take decisions, especially for water preservation.   ...
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Using super water absorbers for soil conditioning in EPB tunneling

Using super water absorbers for soil conditioning in EPB tunneling

Underground construction in soft ground below the water table using Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunnel boring machines (TBMs) is undergoing tremendous growth. The EPB ...
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REduce+ REfurbish+ REuse: Three measures to fight severe lack of rain

REduce+ REfurbish+ REuse: Three measures to fight severe lack of rain

Drought is a serious problem that can no longer be ignored. While acknowledging that there is no easy solution, this blog explains three essential measures that can help ...
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Top Summer 2022 reads. What do the experts say?

Top Summer 2022 reads. What do the experts say?

Behind projects and products there are always human stories; people who created their own companies and, with effort, passion, and sometimes even suffering, grew them to ...
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A day with the onshore wind team in Seville – testing new grouting ...

A day with the onshore wind team in Seville – testing new grouting ...

In the global onshore wind turbine business, expertise, experience, and trust are of enormous importance for long-term success. Above all, it is about people, ...
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Six ways that liquid-applied waterproofing save costs in green roofs

Six ways that liquid-applied waterproofing save costs in green roofs

In a survey conducted after the COVID 19 pandemic by Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS) at the University of Lisbon (1), 79% of ...
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Supporting a circular economy in the concrete construction industry ...

Supporting a circular economy in the concrete construction industry ...

As the world’s population grows and urbanization increases, the resulting building boom presents the construction industry with an uncomfortable reality – building is ...
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