taken from The Mix Tribune, Fall 2004 - issue 3
The main point of this article is outlining the advantages of big companies being able to invest money into research to make a more high tech concrete production equipment that enables them to manufacture cutting edge concrete products in a more precise, efficient and safe manner. This in turn translates into increased sales, labor savings and shorter lead times.
There are many break through have been invented, one of them is, as stated in the second paragrapgh of the first page, self-consolidating or selfcompactingconcrete (SCC).
Its ability to flow three-dimensionally and compact itself without any or very little vibration means it has far fewer, if any, surface defects and is much stronger than conventional concrete.
I dont think as a second year CM students you need to know all the latest tech in building material, as we are still learning all the basics. But it is good to be aware of the issue.
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