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Giatec is driving breakthrough innovations in the concrete industry, bringing real-time data on concrete performance to the forefront of every construction jobsite. Their suite of hardware and software products, including non-destructive testing technologies, IoT solutions, and wireless sensors, analyze data throughout concrete’s lifecycle, helping to build structures faster, safer, and more economically.

Fire Deteriorates Atlanta’s I-85 Concrete Bridge

Sarah McGuire April 4, 2017

A raging fire, now suspected to be the result of an act or arson, led to the most used bridge in Atlanta collapsing on Thursday,…

Giatec Welcomes Concrete Materials as a SmartRock® Plus Producer

Giatec Scientific Inc. March 30, 2017

March 30, 2017 Concrete Materials, a leading producer of ready-mix concrete in South Dakota, partners with Giatec to offer SmartRock® Plus to local contractors. SmartRock®…

Relieving Pressure on Concrete Foundation Walls with Stud Rails

Shaye-Lynne Dodd March 20, 2017

A deep five-level underground concrete foundation to support a 45-storey condo that is currently being built in downtown Toronto is using an innovative method to…

The Importance of Sequencing for Precast Concrete

Sarah McGuire March 17, 2017

Naturally, precasters spend a large amount of their time working to understand the chosen materials that go into their concrete mix designs. But how important…

Re-Thinking Captured Carbon

Shaye-Lynne Dodd March 14, 2017

What to do with Captured Carbon? With concrete being the second most consumed substance on earth (next to water), it is no secret that the…

What to do with Captured Carbon?

Shaye-Lynne Dodd March 13, 2017

With concrete being the second most consumed substance on earth (next to water), , it is no secret that the concrete industry is one of…

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6 Reasons Ready-Mix Producers Should Partner with SmartRock® Plus

Giatec Scientific Inc. March 9, 2017

SmartRock® Plus is the new, branded, concrete mix solution designed to help concrete producers improve their bottom line. Ready mix companies are signing up for…

Sydney Metro Job Structural Failure Leads to Delays

Sarah McGuire March 6, 2017

Australia is currently working on a large-scale infrastructure project known as the Sydney Metre Job. Unfortunately, a key component of Australia’s biggest public transport infrastructure…

Heavyweight Concrete to Minimize Sounds and Vibrations

Shaye-Lynne Dodd February 27, 2017

A number of articles have recently been published on the various applications and benefits of using light-weight concrete. Lightweight concrete is characterized by concrete whose…

Gaza Rubble Concrete – Building Our Future With Our Past

Shaye-Lynne Dodd February 24, 2017

Gaza, a small self-governing Palestinian territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is no stranger to war. Over the past 10 years,…

More Than 100,000 Residents Evacuation Due to Spillway

Shaye-Lynne Dodd February 13, 2017

Early last week it was reported that massive sections of corroded concrete led to the closure of the Oroville, California dam. Unfortunately, millions of gallons…

The Sinking Millennial Tower – AKA the Modern-Day Leaning Tower

Sarah McGuire February 6, 2017

In early November of 2016, news broke that one of the United States’ most luxurious residential towers are sinking and tilting – which has led…

Replacing the I-75 Rouge River Bridge Concrete 2017

Sarah McGuire January 30, 2017

The largest concrete surface in Michigan is the I-75 Rouge River Bridge, and as it is now scheduled to be replaced, Metro Detroit is looking…

Defects Aren’t Always a Bad Thing – Just ask the Ancient Romans

Shaye-Lynne Dodd January 6, 2017

Concrete is a highly regarded building material in large part due to its inherent strength and durability – something that was first recognized by the…

Cement + Water + Wood = Concrete?!

Sarah McGuire December 29, 2016

The current outbreak the mountain pine beetle and its microbial associates, native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia…

Simplify Your Concrete Mixes with this All-in-One Additive

Sarah McGuire December 28, 2016

With concrete being one of the most popular construction materials used by engineers and professionals worldwide, it is easy to assume that this widespread material,…

America’s First Vertical Evacuation Shelter

Shaye-Lynne Dodd December 16, 2016

Seismologists are predicting a one-in-three probability of a catastrophic earthquake with a very high likelihood for a subsequent tsunami to hit the coast of the…

Laser Scanning: New Fire Damage Detection in Concrete

Sarah McGuire December 12, 2016

Though concrete is known to be a material which has high fire-resistance, its physical, chemical and mechanical properties do endure severe changes when subjected to…

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