Greener / Commercially Viable Concrete

in Accordance with BS 8500-1:2015+A2:2019 I have, over the last couple of years, been privileged to be part of Committee B/517 for British Standards, Ltd. which helped to shape the changes for the UK Marketplace for the specification of concrete. The specifier is offered five ways to specify concrete within the standard specifications for designated,… Continue reading Greener / Commercially Viable Concrete

Highly Air Entrained Concrete

A simple approach to produce a highly air-entrained concrete/mortar. Essentially this is a lightweight material produced by incorporating a specialised surfactant to produce a highly air-entrained concrete by mechanical mixer action into a base mix of cement mortar (with or without coarse aggregates). The resultant entrained air bubbles reduce the density of the base mix… Continue reading Highly Air Entrained Concrete