Crumb Rubber Concrete Goes from Lab to Slab

Crumb Rubber Concrete Goes from Lab to Slab

Brief  Researchers from the University of South Australia and RMIT University say they have demonstrated the economic viability of waste tire-based crumb rubber concrete in a real-world, residential construction setting. Contractors that participated in the project...
When You Get Angry, It’s Time for a Reframe

When You Get Angry, It’s Time for a Reframe

Brief  Adam Grant tries to process critical or even insulting feedback by understanding what makes him angry, such as his fears of being incompetent or irrelevant. Anger is a warning sign of feeling at risk, but if the critic doesn’t have a stake in your life,...
Assessment of Concrete Made with Discarded Tires

Assessment of Concrete Made with Discarded Tires

Brief  A new study has assessed the value of concrete made with crumb rubber from discarded tires by using it as a residential slab and monitoring its performance over several years, where it outshone conventional concrete in a number of ways.     Insight...
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