For Construction Pros

Armor S2000 Concentrated Sodium Silicate Concrete Densifier and Surface Hardener

Armor S2000 is a concentrated sodium silicate densifier and surface hardener that chemically reacts below the surface to form a permanent Calcium Silicate Hydrate (CSH) structure within the pores The ...
UPI

Scientists hope to make concrete tougher by studying its defects

HOUSTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) --Calcium silicate hydrate, or C-S-H, accounts for the strength of cement and cement-based materials. It is the component of cement paste that holds concrete together.
For Construction Pros

Armor L3000 Concentrated Lithium Silicate Concrete Densifier and Surface Hardener

Armor L3000 is a concentrated, fast-acting lithium silicate densifier and surface hardener that chemically reacts below the surface to form a permanent Calcium Silicate Hydrate (CSH) structure within ...
Nanowerk

Cement nanotubes as a natural means for reinforcing concrete

"When researchers think of nanomaterial reinforcements for concrete, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) come as first option," Andres Ayuela, a research scientist at the Centro de Física de Materiales in San ...
AZOM

Mechanical Properties Testing of Cementitious Materials

This article focuses on some of the applications being developed by the Civil Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), for whom Anton Paar developed an innovative ...