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Mar 6
Fun Fact Friday: Aggregate Moisture Content Testing
Last week, we learned about the importance of sampling aggregates and the appropriate way to do it. This Friday, our Fun Fact is about testing the moisture content of that aggregate. Why do we need to do this? Without accounting for the amount of moisture in the... Read more
Feb 28
Fun Fact Friday: Aggregate Sampling
The next series of Fun Fact Friday posts will be an aggregate of knowledge about aggregates! What makes aggregates so important? Well, as an important component of concrete, their quality matters. (You can read about why concrete testing is essential for new... Read more
Feb 14
The End of the Road for Concrete Test Specimens: Compressive Strength Testing
For the past few Friday’s we’ve focused on concrete (read more: Why Concrete Testing is Essential for New Construction Projects, How Cold Weather Impacts the Structural Integrity of Concrete, How to Determine the Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic Cement Concrete... Read more
Jan 31
Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field
We’ve spent some time learning about the role of concrete in the construction process, so now let’s learn about what goes into testing it! The strength of a particular batch of concrete depends on many factors: temperature, age of the concrete, water-to-cement ratio,... Read more
Jan 24