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(Try sulfur concrete made from materials on Mars to build starcrete bases) 1. In order to safely send astronauts to Mars and build a base for them to live in, NASA held…

(New material concrete is coming soon) Concrete is a seemingly ordinary but indispensable material. Its appearance changed how humans build and became the cornerstone of modern architecture. Recently, American scientists have developed the…

(China’s research on ultra-high-performance fiber concrete) As a brand-new composite material, ultra-high-performance fiber concrete has recently gained extensive interest. UHPFRC comprises cement, ultra-fine mineral admixtures, short fibers, fly ash, mineral bits and additives.…

(Scientists’ research journey on Mars building materials – In 2017, US scientists confirmed that Martian soil can be used to make bricks and super-reinforced concrete) The specific brick-making process can be divided…

(Rooppur 2 shell concrete pouring completed) The concrete pouring of the casing of the second unit of Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant took 122 days to complete.   (Image source: Rosatom) A…

(Have scientists found an alternative to concrete? -Not found yet) Saltwater environment While Florida's structures are protected from northern freeze/thaw cycles and Florida's bridges do not require the use of salt when…

(Concrete has the staying power to last for thousands of years) The earliest well-known use of concrete is a floor dating back to Galilee, around 7000 BC, which was still audio when uncovered…

(The effect of crack treatment in the Three Gorges Dam) As one of the world's largest water conservancy projects, the Three Gorges Dam's stability and safety have always attracted much attention. In…

(Does the choice of aggregate only affect the strength of concrete?) The impact of aggregate selection on concrete is a complex topic, not just one aspect of strength. The following is a…

(Overall reinforcement of cracks in the Three Gorges Dam- Anti-crack Agent Preventing Cracks in Foam Concrete) The Three Gorges Dam is one of the largest water conservancy projects in the world and…

(A bridge in the United States suffered a second fracture. Japan bluntly stated that it could not be repaired-High Slump Retaining Concrete Superplasticizer Admixture) As an important admixture, high-slump concrete superplasticizer has broad…

(The difference between potassium silicate and sodium silicate) Sodium silicate and potassium silicate are two common inorganic compounds that play important roles in many different applications. Although they both contain the elements…