A patent just issued to Santa Monica, Calif.-based Cortex Composites Inc. embodies key aspects of an emerging alternative to cast-in-place, shotcrete or precast concrete surfaces or structures—Geosynthetic Cementitious Materials Composite Mats (GCCM)—for channel, canal or ditch lining, erosion control and slope protection. Weighed against conventional concrete in heavy/civil, mining or oil & gas work, GCCM afford time, labor and material…
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