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When the average person thinks of a lab, they probably picture a room full of massive, absurdly expensive equipment whose capabilities they couldn't begin to understand. Admittedly, that might to some
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Within the category of aggregate materials lies a broad number of grained materials instrumental to the modern construction process. Materials such as sand, gravel, crushed stone, recycled concrete, a
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There are so many factors that go into crop production - weather, seed quality, pests, and other elements can all mean the difference between a bumper crop and a famine. Perhaps the most important var
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Concrete corrosion affects all structures and buildings made of concrete around the globe to a degree, with annual expenses that cost contractors billions of dollars. Concrete corrosion is usually a r
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Not all certified thermometers for material testing are sufficiently accurate for some quality assurance tests that involve concrete construction. But they do make it possible to estimate concrete tem
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Science goes into every aspect of building a road to ensure it will last. The materials are tested at many points before the road is laid to make sure the materials will hold up to weathering and leve
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Testing concrete is standard in construction to ensure that the concrete will stand the test of time. A second reason to perform materials testing on concrete when it arrives at a job site is to see t
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The history of concrete goes back millions of years ago. Evidence of natural concrete from limestone and oil shale occurred in Israel with spontaneous combustion. The Romans, however, had the process
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