Civil Engineering Forum

The Beauty of Burnished Concrete as A Finish

November 29, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Types

Burnished Concrete Burnished concrete is a choice for concrete surface finishing. Burnishing provides you with a surface like this image: I guess once you look at the image, you realize some of the benefits of

What is Burnished Concrete?

November 29, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Types

What is Burnished Concrete? Have you ever encountered a concrete surface like this one? and wondered how it is made? In this post, we simply answer this question of what is this type of concrete?

Blast Furnace Slag: Production, Types, Composition, Applications

November 28, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Materials

Blast Furnace Slag This article is for the discussion of blast furnace slag; how it is made, what are the types, and a lot more information.But let us start the story from the beginning by

Blast Furnace Slag Cement: Production, Properties and Applications

November 28, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Materials

Blast Furnace Slag Cement Concrete Concrete is the most commonly used construction materials in the world due to its strength, affordability, durability, and flexibility. Concrete is defined as: an artificial stone-like mass and a composite

What is Bioconcrete?

November 28, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Types

For decades, concrete has been one of the most widely used building materials worldwide. The familiar mixture of water, cement, and aggregates is used every day for a variety of construction jobs, including building foundations and

Anti-Washout Admixtures for Concrete

November 27, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Materials

When we speak of underwater concreting, we will have to mention the anti-washout admixtures. A short note here is that underwater concreting refers to the casting and placement of fresh concrete under water. Not just

What is Underwater Concreting?

November 27, 2022 TeamCivil Construction

What is Underwater Concreting? Underwater concrete has been used for a long time now. The act of placing fresh concrete under water is called “Underwater Concreting”. As you can imagine, underwater concreting will impose multiple

Nanotechnology in Civil Engineering

November 27, 2022 TeamCivil Concrete, Materials, Structural

Nanotechnology in Civil Engineering Recently, we started to hear the term “Nanotechnology” more frequently than we used to. Nanotechnology and its applications in construction and civil engineering are getting popular due to the breakthroughs that