Waste Textiles Improve Concrete
An Australian research team has developed a technique that increases concrete strength by 40% in tension, prevents early cracking, and improves durability … Read more
From East to West
Queensland’s suspension of Best Practice Industry Conditions workers may just see construction workers migrate from the east to Western Australia for a … Read more
Regional Culverts for City Tunnels
Thousands of three metre-wide concrete box culverts have been produced in regional Victoria by Echuca local business Humes for a major tunnelling … Read more
A Process of Elimination
A decade of work has led UCLA researchers to produce cement with 98% less emissions than traditional methods. What they did was … Read more
Metakaolin Concrete Trials
Holcim Australia has signed a MOU with an emerging mineral processing technology company to collaborate using a special supplementary cementitious material in … Read more
Concrete Acquisition on Horizon
A prominent member company of the Concrete Institute of Australia has flagged its intention to acquire the largest concrete producer in the … Read more
Japan’s Calcium Carbonate Concrete
Researchers in Japan found a way to make concrete that they say effectively emits no carbon dioxide during the production process. The … Read more
Concrete Construction Blitz
A three-week construction blitz on Melbourne’s North East Link project sees multiple concrete beams, large precast concrete panels installed, and concrete poured. … Read more
Making tracks into rail sector
Malaysian company Gamuda Berhad has flagged it intends to expand further into Australia as it eyes opportunities to grow its base here. … Read more