Remmers Baustofftechnik GmbH was awarded the contract to supply coatings for the Bandra Worli Sea Link Bridge in India. It is estimated that 120,000 liters of Remmers' Funcosil® Betonacryl will be required to cover the 5.6 km long bridge. This waterborne coating is formulated with Mowilith® pure acrylic emulsion from Celanese

The use of fibers to reinforce concrete materials is a well–known concept. It has been practiced since ancient times, with straw mixed into mud bricks and horsehair included in mortars. However, in our

In the era of highrise and over congested construction sites, the performance required for concrete structures is becoming more and more complicated and diversified. The concrete is required to

Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement (ICBP) has been extensively used in a number of countries for quite sometime as a specialized problem-solving technique for providing pavement in areas where

During the last three decades SFRC was considered a new technology for construction industry. However, this technology has found high acceptance among the construction industry. Currently, steel

This paper reports the response mechanism of a composite moment resisting portal frame system with self– centering and energy dissipation capabilities under cyclic loading. The load deformation response is

Slurry infiltrated fibre reinforced concrete (SIFCON), is a relatively new and advanced material of construction. It is fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) containing high percentage of fibres in which

Sustainability and long term performance of concrete structures are the two important criteria with respect to the prevailing environmental conditions. Sustainability cannot be sacrificed to attain high strength. High ultimate strength is generally accompanied by a low W/C ratio. This is not, in itself, adequate to satisfy all sustainability related requirements. All

The Supreme Industries Ltd., founded in 1942, pioneered many path-breaking products in the country and became trendsetters in plastics products by introducing many advanced solutions for various

In recent times, the sustained efforts of researchers all over the world to innovate and incorporate unmatched excellence in construction have led to development of several advanced concrete construction

India is witnessing construction of very interesting projects in all sectors of Infrastructure. High rise structures, under construction, include residential/commercial blocks up to a height of 320 m and RC chimneys

Usually invisible, but always indispensable: WACKER's dispersible polymer powders have been leaving their mark on the construction industry for more than 50 years now. Enabling high-quality mineral

Soil stabilization is a technique for improvement of weak soils. The engineering properties of soil can be improved by soil stabilization. Two road stretches located in seashore areas have been selected for this study and three samples were collected from each road stretch at various locations. This study deal about the improvement of weak soil particularly

This paper presents the investigations on the contribution of steel fibers on the splitting tensile strength of high-strength steel fiber reinforced concrete (HSSFRC) with silica fume replacement. For 32 series of concrete mixes, splitting tensile strengths were

This paper deals with the effect of various additives in optimizing the flyash content in portland cement. The study showed that with the use of various additives like naphthalene based superplasticizer, calcium

CICO VISCOPLAST is a new generation concrete rheology modifying agent based on proprietary compounds to control the viscosity of flowing concrete without settlement of aggregates and bleeding. CICO VISCOPLAST is used in combination with CICO PLAST SUPER C-300 for producing extremely flowing concrete, pumped concrete, pre-stressed and denser

Applications of ferrocement are vast increasing. Ferrocement is lightweight cement composite. It does not require any special construction technique and skilled labor. It has its cracking resistance, ductility and fatigue

The design of a control chart has economic consequences, in which the costs of sampling and testing, costs associated with investigating out of control signals and possibly correcting assignable causes, are all affected by

Corrosion in reinforced concrete structures is the major cause of premature failure of infrastructures like flyovers, concrete bridges etc. The most prevalent deterioration mechanism of reinforcement corrosion involves contact of

Concrete has attained this pre-eminent position because of many useful properties it is endowed with. Among these properties are the relative ease of formability, rigidity on setting and curing, and the

Concrete is one of the oldest construction materials known to man. Platforms made of lime concrete, found in Israel, have been dated to as far back as 7000 B.C. In India, a sunken city discovered off

The use of Self–compacting Concrete (SCC) is spreading world wide because of its very attractive properties in the fresh state as well as after hardening. Several attempts have been made in the recent

The utilization of pozzolanic materials in concrete as partial replacement of cement is gaining immense importance today, mainly on account of the improvements in the long-term durability of concrete combined with ecological benefits. Fly ash, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS) and High Reactive Metakaolin (HRM) are the pozzolanic materials

In the last few decades, moderate and severe earthquakes have struck different places in the world, causing severe damage to reinforced concrete (RC) structures. Retrofitting of existing structures is one of the major challenges that modern civil

Addition of fiber reinforcement in mortar and concrete provides a large number of benefits. The mathematical modeling of this new material is needed to exploit its benefits to fullest extent. This paper brings past and present trends to

Fast cars, fast travel schedules, fast track construction has become the order of the day. In many ways, these technological advancements have been an economic boon for the mankind but at what cost? Speeding cars are thrill on

Concrete is a very versatile, long-lasting and durable building and construction material if applied accordingly. Unfortunately, in the past and even today, repeated disregard of the fundamental principles of

The roadways are the lifeline of our country and the development of road infrastructure has played a very important role in faster development of the Indian economy and so has been the role of FAIRMATE to

STP Limited, formerly Shalimar Tar Products Limited, is a member of the Turner Morrison Group. STP is a professionally managed company engaged mainly in supplying quality waterproofing both chemicals

The Admixture Systems business of BASF Construction Chemicals has launched its GLENIUM® SKY series next generation polycarboxylate highrange water-reducing admixture technology. This new product