The spot inspection in Chembur comes amid a variety of complaints from Mumbaiites regarding the mammoth road concretisation drive launched in 2023. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ...

During a recent inspection of road concretisation work, senior civic officials found that the concrete's "slump" value exceeded the standard, indicating an overly fluid mix. Since this can compromise ...

Over the last two decades, new water-soluble monocyclic aromatic (MA) polymers have been developed: sulfonated phenol–formaldehyde polymer (SPF), aminosulfonate–phenol–formaldehyde polymer (AS) and ...

Learn how the slump test measures the consistency of fresh concrete and why it matters for getting the right mix on the job.

Mumbai: Coming down hard on lapses in the city's cement concretisation drive, the BMC fined two road contractors Rs 20 lakh each and cancelled the registration of two ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants.

Maturity and compressive strength of concrete is tested through both destructive and non-destructive methods. Destructive test involve damaging some of an element or the structure. Some would like to ...