Beyond physical performance, consistent aggregate quality ensures that engineers and contractors can meet design standards ...

When compressive strength tests of laboratory-cured cylinders fail to meet the specified acceptance criteria, core tests are commonly used to verify the strength and to obtain acceptance of the ...

We recently upgraded construction materials company, Vulcan Material Company ( VMC) to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Estimates for the company have been rising ever since it reported ...

Concrete suppliers and contractors are sometimes accused of producing or placing low-strength concrete. While low-strength concrete does occasionally occur, many times reported cylinder strengths are ...