CONCRETE THOUGHTS

Building Market Growth a Positive Sign for Concrete in Australia

Australian federal election results, from the September 7th election, have shown an apparent increase in business confidence by property investors.  An article by ABC News in Australia, mentions the...

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Ingredients for the Perfect Business Relationship

Much is being made about ‘Social Media Marketing’ as if it’s some kind of magic bullet in the ‘digital web cyber world’ which will solve everything…it won’t.

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Concrete Workability Measurements: The Slump Test

When measuring the workability and consistency of a batch of concrete, a concrete slump test must be performed for each batch of fresh concrete. Concrete admixtures affect concrete workability in...

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Concrete Failure at the Museum of Liverpool

Originally, the stairs were to meet in a "valley".
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Blind-Sided

Significant excavation is needed to apply sheet membranes. Sometimes, this is not possible and the membrane needs to be added before the concrete, leading to a blindside application.
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Backfilling Woes

Photo credit: Ed G http://www.flickr.com/photos/skazama/12725407/
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MBS: A Slice of Hotel Evolution

This summer, the Vancouver Art Gallery is featuring an exhibit called Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life. The exhibit charts the evolution of the MGM Grand Hotel from an isolated and utilitarian...

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Kryton Olympics 2013!

On July 21st, The Kryton team got together for our annual Kryton Mini Olympics! We divided into four teams, and presented some outstanding cheers based on some popular 80's tunes. Everyone put in a...

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Don’t get an Octopus in the face!

Well, the GoStickman team has done it again!

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