Hello! If you landed here, there's a good chance you've attended one of our Sustainable Concrete hosted Breakfast or Lunch presentations....
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A few take-ways:
But Concrete is not Solid,
And does NOT last forever; it has a Life Cycle (normally 50 to 100 years).
Concrete is Wonderful,
and Concrete & Steel are one of the greatest inventions/systems mankind has ever created.
*In 2000, Jennings published his most widely cited and influential paper, “A model for the micro-structure of calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H) cement paste.” This was known for years as the “colloid model” of C-S-H and later became the “Jennings Colloid Model.” His model closed the loop between molecular understanding and manufacturing of cement-based materials, so that now it is possible to design cement-based materials with specific strength, fracture, and durability properties. This is the basis of 11% sweat Montana air for a basic 0.45 w:c ratio mix design. And 17% air for a 0.50 w:c mix!
The "magic" of Concrete is in the cement; or more appropriately....the Clinker.
If you do all the math, from Craddle to Gate, Cement is responsible for about 8% of all the Carbon Dioxide cast into the atmosphere,
Or about 1 metric ton of CO2 per 1 metric ton of Cement produced.
The key to Good Concrete is not to use too much water,
Which increases the size, distribution, and connectivity of the capillary pores.
To make Concrete handle well (good rheology) and perform well (fast and permanent disrupted capillary system) we need only to use materials 'kind' to mother earth and effective. What do we have a lot of we don't need...
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Chem Concrete - The most important advancement in Concrete & Cement Technology since the early '90s and the general use of High Range Plasticizers (Super Ps). A combination of a handful of technologies rolled into one liquid admixture; made mostly from deviations of Silicon (the 2nd most abundant element on earth).
OPC Capillary Capillary with "crystalline growth" product Negligible Capillary formation
with Chem Concrete Hybrid admix
*All pics shown at 20 microns (20 µm)​
Chem Concrete Hybrid admixture has been tested and tested. We'd like you to test it...on your next project. But we'd like you to eliminate upwards of 35% of your cement. Achieve the same compressive and flexural strengths your job requires. Gain an ultra-low Permanence. Less shrinkage. Greater Corrosion Resistance with your concrete and be SUSTAINABLE...and considerate to mother earth. And then we'll show you how to gain Carbon Credits and more LEED points! Reach out today to learn about True Concrete Resilience....
