By Mark S. Kuhar In a world first, Norway is planning to build a submerged, floating tunnel to allow road traffic to cross one of its deepest fjords, according to an article in The Telegraph.
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InSight Engineers Made a Martian Rock Garden
By Mark S. Kuhar NASA’s InSight lander set its first science instrument on Mars but engineers here on Earth already saw it happen. Like NASA’s Curiosity rover, InSight has a full-scale working model at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. This sister lander, aptly named ForeSight, lets the team test all operations before they happen on Mars.
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I Was Recently Sent a Sample of a New Kind of Flannel Shirt. It Was Magnetic. By Mark S. Kuhar
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Read MoreBendable Concrete?
In the early 1990s, Victor Li, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan, developed Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), also known as ductile or bendable concrete. More than 20 years later, researchers at LSU are close to bringing this material to mass adoption, producing a cost-effective ECC that utilizes readily available ingredients. Furthermore, through testing to-date,…
Read MoreData That Strengthens Ready Mixed Products
By Mark S. Kuhar You need aggregates to make concrete, and the quality of concrete plays a vital role in the strength and durability of a structure. Hence it is important to ensure that the concrete is of the best quality using sound quality control measures. Once water is added to the mix, the chemical reaction starts the clock ticking…
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Volvo, LEGO Team Up with Children to Create an Autonomous Concept Wheel Loader of the Future. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreProtect Against Cyber Attacks: Tips Any Company Can Use
By Mark S. Kuhar As companies introduce connected technologies into the workplace and on the jobsite, they increase the risk of cyber attacks. This includes aggregates operations and construction materials companies.
Read MoreBASF Panel Discussion Focuses on Mixing Concrete in Space
For many years engineers have dreamed about building habitable structures on the Moon or Mars. Those structures will have to be sturdy and stable, which begs the question, why not use concrete?
Read MoreQuarry Operations and Property Values
Revisiting Old and Investigating New Empirical Evidence. By George S. Ford and R. Alan Seals
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