an essential characteristic of sand used in construction. The greatest consumer of sand and gravel is the cement industry. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that almost 26 billion ...

About 50 billion tons of sand and gravel are extracted annually, most of which is used for construction activities. This is a ...

Researchers injected CO2 gas into seawater while applying an electrical current. The process transformed dissolved ions, minerals in seawater into clusters of solid particles. The clusters hold over ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking way to make concrete and cement more eco-friendly. By ...

Moisture levels in sand play a critical role in construction and manufacturing. Too much water can weaken concrete, while too ...

In Cambodia, sand mining has become a multi-million-dollar industry, driven by a construction boom fueled by Chinese investment. Along the Mekong river, my team has documented sites of severe bank ...

Engineers at RMIT University have developed an innovative approach to concrete that could yield major performance boosts in c ...

An Arduino and Raspberry Pi work together to command the stepper motors to create various patterns in the sand. Low-cost pine is used to build most of the table, with oak used for the attractive ...

Construction material distributors had previously urged the Ministry of the Interior to investigate the quality of sand used in Casablanca’s construction sites. Reports from local authorities ...

Congress MLAs walked out of the Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday after an uproar over their demand for a reply on the illegal mining of bajri – a type of mixed sand used in construction. Leader of ...