Euclid Chemical adds Alberta admixture plant, Cleveland cement lab

A new Calgary plant enables Euclid Chemical Co. to expedite concrete admixture deliveries to customers in western Canada, who have been primarily serviced by the company’s Mt. Vernon, Wash. operation. Along with efficient Euclid Canada tanker loading, the 34,000-sq.-ft. facility’s advanced mixing, batching and bulk dispensing technology provides accurate and consistent dosing of admixture ingredients. Positioned in a prime location…

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Standard gauges fibrous concrete pre-, post-peak tensile properties

Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; CP staff ASTM C09 Committee on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates’ WK 73384, New Test Method for Evaluating the Tensile Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Using Cylindrical Specimens with Double-Punch Loading, could open conventional fiber-reinforced and ultra-high performance concrete (FRC, UHPC) to a broader range of engineered construction conditions. The proposed standard is under full committee…

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MANUFACTURERS – December 2021

St. Louis-based manufactured concrete plant equipment specialist Afinitas has announced two promotions: Forming Systems Division Director of Engineering Matt Karnes is transitioning to the corporate engineering team as principal engineer of Product Development, a newly created position reporting to Afinitas Global Vice-President of Engineering Dave Stoller. In his most recent capacity, Karnes served as general manager and engineering manager of…

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