Verifying performance admixtures’ presence in fresh concrete, including crystalline types for integral waterproofing, has traditionally hinged on meticulous quality control processes such as thorough batching and shipping documentation. Detection in hardened concrete has proved an even greater challenge. Tracers have been used to address stakeholder concerns about confirming crystalline admixture use, although many either alter the concrete’s color or affect…
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Xypex CEO offers full-throated view of industry’s bright future
The innovation behind the crystalline waterproofing technology synonymous with Vancouver, B.C.-based Xypex Chemical Corp. is featured in “Concrete Solutions Provided by Admixtures,” an Inside the Blueprint series episode airing this month on Bloomberg News and in syndication after. Producers explore how the technology works deep inside the concrete mass to create a permanent waterproof structure that resists extreme hydrostatic pressure…
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