Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 21, 2022
Concrete Sector Continues to See Project Delays, Production Cut-Backs
The supply shortages hitting the cement and concrete sector are consistent with nationwide construction materials bottlenecks, but are more severe in certain parts of the country. The Portland Cement Association (PCA) reports shortages in 18 states and attributes the issue to increases in global product demand and residential construction here at home....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue September 06, 2022
McCarthy Construction Utilizes Liquid Nitrogen in Concrete Mix
Medical facilities, especially those specializing in cancer treatment and research, pose unique construction challenges. Even more when construction takes place during a heat wave and in the face of post-pandemic supply-chain delays....
New Atlas & Gizmodo - Wed August 31, 2022
Engineers Close to Creating Durable Concrete Using Tires
In recent years, builders and contractors have all heard about efforts to replace some of the aggregate used in concrete with crumbled used tires. Now, however, scientists appear to have succeeded in producing more durable concrete in which all the material's aggregate has been replaced with tire particles, according to a recent report by New Atlas, a science and technology online news site....
CEG/BIC Auctions - Wed August 31, 2022
BIC Auctions Announces Beccue Builders Retirement Sale
BIC Auctions will host an online only retirement sale for Beccue Builders Inc., a concrete contractor, in Altamont, Ill., on Sept. 21. Items up for bid include more than 500 lots of aluminum concrete forms, a pump truck, boom trucks, an excavator, a wheel loader, stone slinger trucks, trailers, support equipment and more....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 25, 2022
Preservation Methods Protect Construction Materials From Effects of Climate Change
Climate change is being blamed for accelerated infrastructure corrosion. Increases in temperature and humidity are weakening construction materials and eating away at America's roads and bridges. The transportation design and construction industry hopes with President Biden's major infrastructure bill their structural preservation efforts will gain traction....
University of Arkansas - Mon August 15, 2022
Innovative Steel-Concrete Beam Tested at University of Arkansas by MIT Researcher
On a recent July day, representatives from the University of Arkansas (UA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) gathered at the Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center on the UA campus in Fayetteville to conduct a stress test on a concrete beam....
Layton Construction - Wed August 10, 2022
Layton, Partners Pour 15 Million Lbs. of Concrete in SLC
Layton Construction recently completed one of the largest continuous concrete pours in Utah state history. Crews from the Sandy-based contractor successfully placed 15.7 million lbs. of concrete in a 13-hour window for a 500,000-sq.-ft....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 27, 2022
Brosamer & Wall Utilize Unique Concrete On 130-Year-Old Canal
Construction crews from Brosamer & Wall Inc. (B&W) have completed work on the second phase of the $52 million Florence Canal Reach 2 Rehabilitation and Lining Project. The firm is aiming to complete the rest of the Pinal County, Ariz., project checklist by January 2023....
SDOT - Sun June 26, 2022
Officials Expect West Seattle Bridge to Reopen By Fall
The West Seattle Bridge is expected to reopen this September, according to local officials. Crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) have been working to reopen it since concrete cracks started rapidly growing in 2020....
American Concrete Pumping Association - Wed March 16, 2022
American Concrete Pumping Association Announces New Board Members
The ACPA announced the election of its new executive board at the ACPA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation on Jan. 19, 2022, during World of Concrete 2022. Elected to serve a one-year term, the newly elected executive board includes:Executive Board:President: Wayne Bylsma — Cherokee Pumping Inc., Hampton, Ga....
