Cement – Putzmeister

The water/cement ratio: a fragile relationship

It goes without saying: relationships are no walk in the park. Whether it’s with your partner, your parents or your children (or all of the above), they require tender loving care to bear fruit. [...]

Cultura del shotcrete, Shotcrete culture

Plasticizers & super-plasticizers: helping concrete go with the flow

One of the distinctive advantages of shotcrete is its fluidity: when the homogeneous mix is applied pneumatically, it adheres to even rugged surfaces easily while retaining the early resistance [...]

Shotcrete ingredients, Shotcrete ingredients

Concrete & mortar use in conventional tunneling: an introduction

Every tunnel is a one-of-a-kind construction that fulfills the needs of its particular surrounds, but they all share a common element: the need for structural support during the different stages [...]

Concrete spraying equipment

Did you know that… there is a new type of cement that glows in the dark?

How to light up kilometers of road network without access to electricity: that was the question that set Mexican scientist José Carlos Rubio on the path to discovery. His research work has [...]

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