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News & Events
TXI ES&C News & Upcoming Events
Geo-Congress Conference: - March 3-6, 2013, San Diego, CA. If you are attending the Geo-Congress Conference, stop by the Expanded Shale Clay & Slate Institute's booth and lets talk lightweight aggregate.
TXI ES&C introduces the intraCure™ Internal Curing Mobile Calculator. Receive online assistance with determining the minimum quantity of lightweight aggregate needed to provide a source of moisture for internal curing. Download the free Mobile App now.
Diamond Pro® introduces Double Play™ Infield Conditioner to its family of groundskeeping products. Double Play Infield Conditioner, a first of its kind product, is an ideal blend of our Vitrified Red Infield Conditioner and our Professional Calcined Clay Conditioner, together in one bag. Read More
Continuing Education
Internal Curing: Concrete Game Changer - An Innovative, Cost-Effective Strategy To Improve the Performance and Extend the Service Life of Concrete. Learn More
Industry News
Trinity Industries, Inc. Announces Closure of TXI Transaction.
ASTM International publishes "C1761 / C1761M – 12 Standard Specification for Lightweight Aggregate for Internal Curing of Concrete." This specification covers lightweight aggregate intended to provide water for internal curing of concrete. It includes test methods for determining the absorption and desorption properties of lightweight aggregate.
"Early Age Cracking Tendency and Ultimate Degree of Hydration of Internally Cured Concrete"; get this recently published technical paper on early-age cracking in bridge decks from the ASCE library.
Internal Curing - Constructing More Robust Concrete. What is internal curing of concrete? Find out in this great article published in the January 2012 issue of STRUCTURE. The research presented explains the process very well.
Concrete Committee at Work on Proposed Lightweight Aggregates Standard. While the use of internally cured concrete in construction is not new, there is now a better understanding of the internal curing process and why IC using lightweight aggregate increases durability and sevice life in an economical way. Learn more about this proposed standard from ASTM International
High-tech Concrete Technology has a Famous Past. Approximately 1,900 years ago, the Romans built the Pantheon, the world's largest unreinforced solid concrete dome. The secret, internally cured lightweight concrete. Learn more from this article in PHYSORG.com
Lightweight aggregate producer processes stockpiled product to meet block demands. Read More about us in Pit & Quarry, November 2010
TXI ES&C is always looking for new and relevant industry research and information. If you would like to send us something to review and post on the site, submit a whitepaper.
Corporate News
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