Sources: Purebase Corp., Ione, Calif.; CP staff The Sustainable Concrete Lab-to-Slab Initiative under the University of California, Davis Pavement Research Center will see testing of three slabs bearing 2.5 yd. or more of concrete mixes designed with novel binders, including a supplementary cementitious blend from metakaolin producer Purebase. Through prequalification testing, QA/QC, mid-term monitoring, plus environmental, constructability and life cycle…
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Caltrans officials embrace PCI education course requirement for engineers
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) engineers are now required to complete Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute education courses as part of their training. The top U.S. agency of its kind, Caltrans manages more than 50,000 miles of highways, while California ranks second among states for total bridge inventory. “These courses, some of which were sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation and…
Read MoreSCM developer Purebase eyes California market in major-producer partnership
Natural resource-minded Purebase Corp. has entered a strategic partnership with a major integrated materials producer to commercialize an eco-friendly, supplementary cementitious material especially suiting the California market. The partners will test a kaolin clay-based SCM processed at Purebase’s pilot plant in Ione, Calif., where efforts to date have been concentrated on augmenting concrete mix designs calling for Type II or…
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