Sources: University of Tokyo; CP staff University of Tokyo researchers have unveiled the concrete thermal gravimetry and gas analyzer, a boxlike device gauging carbon dioxide absorbed in hardened specimens. A concrete block placed inside the device is heated to 980°C, releasing CO2 and other readily measured gases. The process takes about one-third of the time of the current measurement method, which…
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CMHA Safety Awards honor producers and contractors
Source: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va. The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association 2023 Safety Awards program recognizes 149 production facilities and six contractors throughout North America for exemplary worker protection and accident prevention records. Participants were eligible for awards based on OSHA 300A log or equivalent Canadian injury report data. For 2023, 11 Milestone Awards were presented to…
Read MoreWilbert Precast ushers fifth generation leadership
Sources: Wilbert Precast, Inc., Spokane, Wash.; CP staff Wilbert Precast Chief Executive Officer Dan Houk has stepped aside from day-to-day duties, passing the baton to son T.J. Houk while retaining the chairman of the board post. The underground and utility precast producer has grown from one plant and 17 employees in 1981 to three plants and 140 employees since Dan…
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