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Sewage facilities like treatment plants, masonry or concrete channels, and manholes can be seriously damaged due to moisture and attack of aggressive ions. When pores and capillaries are left open for…
Structural lightweight concrete normally designates concrete, with an air dry density of 1440 kg to 1840 kg/m³ as determined by ASTM 567 - 05 Standard Test Method for Determining Density of Structural…
Silica fume, or silica fume, is a pozzolanic material that reacts with the free lime in concrete to form calcium-silicate hydrates (CSH). The pozzolanic reaction cannot begin before the reaction…
The Batimix range of products includes a number of dry-mix ready to use concrete and mortar products for shotcreting applications for new construction, repair and rehabilitation works, specialty…
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a highly flowable non-segregating mixture that can be placed under its own weight, i.e. with little or no vibration. The need for SCC has grown over recent years…
Precast concrete is widely used in the construction industry as it provides the distinct advantage of accelerating construction works. It refers to the production of concrete structures, which are…
To be durable, concrete structures should be designed to resist weathering action, chemical attack, abrasion and other degradation processes during their service life with minimal maintenance. These…
Cement hydration is an exothermic reaction, which results in the release of substantial heat in mass concrete. ACI Committee 116 defines mass concrete as “Any volume of concrete with dimensions large…
Holderchem supplied shotcrete to the Chabrouh dam tunneling project near the ski resort of Faraya in the Kfarzebian district, North of Beirut. The project was built by the French engineering company…
