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Author: Kayla Hanson, P.E.

  • A Closer Look: Cement Types I Through V

    Evidence of cementitious material use dates back to the beginning of recorded history. Egyptians used a blend of cementitious materials […]

  • Aggregate Moisture Content Testing

    Ask among precasters, and you’ll hear all sorts of unique ways aggregate moisture content has been tested over the years. […]

  • SCMs in Concrete: Natural Pozzolans

    Editor’s Note: This is the final article in a four-part series detailing the types of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) available […]

  • SCMs in Concrete

    Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series detailing the types of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) available and […]

  • Thermal Shock of Concrete

    Temperature changes can have wide, varied effects on concrete’s properties. Summer has finally arrived, and with it comes warm weather, […]

  • Cement Hydration Kinetics

    When you see the word hydration you might think of water, a sports drink commercial, or maybe you think of […]

  • Understanding Carbonation

    Reclining in your favorite patio chair on a hot summer day, you kick back as the blazing sun beats down […]

  • Strength to a Double Tee

    What happens when 4,400-lb highway barriers are placed on top of a 10-ft-wide, 60-ft-long precast, prestressed concrete double tee? Engineers, […]