Concrete has a major environmental cost, while human waste creates another difficult waste-management challenge. Researchers ...

Self-curing concrete, or internally cured concrete, integrates water-retaining agents or prewetted porous materials within the cementitious matrix to maintain moisture for ongoing hydration. This ...

Curing sounds simple: it is the maintenance of moisture and temperature conditions in freshly placed concrete to promote the hydration of cementitious materials. When done correctly, curing helps a ...

For many years it’s been assumed that applying cold curing water to hot concrete surfaces can cause thermal shock and cracking. As early as 1971, Section 2.2.1 of ACI’s Recommended Practice for Curing ...

Concrete foundation widening repair adds width to existing footings to restore load capacity. This process uses epoxy or cementitious bonding agents to join new concrete to old surfaces.