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....
American Concrete Pumping Association - Wed March 16, 2022
ACPA Announces 2022 Award Recipients
The American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) announced the recipients of the 2022 ACPA Awards, which were presented at the ACPA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation on Jan. 19, 2022, during World of Concrete 2022Lifetime Achievement Award: Dave AdamsFollowing a 15-year career in the aerospace industry, Dave Adams began working in the concrete pumping industry in 1996 for the concrete pump manufacturing company, Putzmeister America....
Cemen Tech - Tue February 22, 2022
ACCU-POUR Hits Milestone of 500,000+ Cubic Yards of Concrete Poured Through Software Platform
Next generation technology has more than 500,000 cu. yds. of concrete poured through volumetric concrete mixers in only two and half years in the field. The growing adoption of more contractors using Cemen Tech's ACCU-POUR aligns with the expanding use of volumetric concrete mixers across the country....
