Thursday, January 6, 2005

Next-generation concrete


 Articles 20050101 A5700 362 Science News has an interesting feature about the future of concrete. For example, Ductal is five times as strong as regular concrete, but it also bends a bit under heavy loads and shows "warning" cracks instead of failing in an instant. Agilia packs itself, negating the noisy and time-consuming process of passing a vibrating machine over it. And LiTraCon is the cool translucent stuff pictured here that I
posted about last year. Link



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