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	<title>Texas Industries, Expanded Shale &#38; Clay &#124; Blog</title>
	<link>http://www.txiesc.com/blog</link>
	<description>Texas Industries, Expanded Shale &#38; Clay &#124; Blog</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Beyond Elevated Metal Deck Construction - Navy Uses Lightweight Concrete for Double Deck Floating Pier</title>
		<link>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/06/25/beyond-elevated-metal-deck-construction-navy-uses-lightweight-concrete-for-double-deck-floating-pier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clint Chapman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Structural Lightweight Concrete]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[clay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lightweight Concrete]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shale]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are all aware of the many benefits expanded shale &#38; clay lightweight aggregate concrete offers when utilized in elevated metal deck construction, but have you considered other, not so typical, applications where structural lightweight concrete can aid in solving design problems?
True, lightweight concrete will reduce inertial forces in seismic design situations, can allow for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lightweight Concrete Masonry: An Emerging New Approach to Sustainability</title>
		<link>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/05/21/lightweight-concrete-masonry-an-emerging-new-approach-to-sustainability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/05/21/lightweight-concrete-masonry-an-emerging-new-approach-to-sustainability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 21:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Stange</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Masonry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LEED]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lightweight Concrete Masonry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Sustainable development-a philosophy that focuses on meeting our construction needs today without depleting future resources.&#8221; - Portland Cement Association, Concrete Thinker.
In construction, the &#8220;green&#8221; building movement and &#8220;sustainability&#8221; are now familiar topics and hotly discussed.  Contributing to this discussion is concrete masonry - a structural concrete wall system.  In this discussion, I won&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preventative Maintenance is a Hot Topic with Today&#8217;s $&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/05/15/preventative-maintenance-is-a-hot-topic-with-today%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%99s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/05/15/preventative-maintenance-is-a-hot-topic-with-today%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%99s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin King</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Highways and Roads]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[highways]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[maintenance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pavement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[road construction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[roads]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With today’s crazy material and fuel prices, rehab and new road construction is just not a viable option for many national and state agencies, from the federal level through the state, county and even city levels.  As a result, these government agencies are suggesting a well-rounded preventative maintenance program as the best way to extend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Every Game Counts</title>
		<link>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/04/25/when-every-game-counts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Garrison</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Pro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[calcined clay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[infield conditioner]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vitrified clay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Using vitrified clay to maintain infields
 
Managing moisture on a baseball or softball field’s skinned infield is critical because a wet infield can become unplayable and a dry infield will typically become hard, which makes sliding painful and can lead to dangerous groundballs.  Vitrified clay infield conditioners, such as Diamond Pro Red Infield Conditioner, provide moisture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Expanded Shale for a Pedestrian Mix and Vehicular Mix</title>
		<link>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/03/31/using-expanded-shale-for-a-pedestrian-mix-and-vehicular-mix/</link>
		<comments>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/03/31/using-expanded-shale-for-a-pedestrian-mix-and-vehicular-mix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Sinclair</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Horticulture - Pave Grow]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[erosion inhibitor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[expanded shale]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[growing medium]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[parking areas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[structural soil. green space]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(As a Growing Medium and Erosion Reduction Structural Soil for Emergency Access Areas, Overflow Parking, and Green Space Requirements)
Have you ever wondered what alternatives exist to using traditional concrete and asphalt for overflow parking areas or temporary access spaces? Many landowners and developers want to create a natural setting or “green space” that provides a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Next for Concrete? Internal Curing</title>
		<link>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/03/10/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-concrete-internal-curing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.txiesc.com/blog/2008/03/10/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-concrete-internal-curing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Reeves</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Internal Curing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If there is any such thing as a holy grail of concrete it has to be shrinkage cracks. The industry has conquered just about everything else. For example, we already make it stronger – 20,000 psi for columns, weaker for fill at 300 psi, lighter for insulating at 30 pcf, and heavier for radiation shielding [...]]]></description>
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