KALAMAZOO, Mich. — When you think of rodeos, you typically think of cowboys and cowgirls on horses. In Kalamazoo, one rodeo involved drivers in massive cement mixing trucks. Consumers Concrete held ...

Concrete, in one form or another, has been a staple of human construction for some 5,000 years. Now, researchers have finally brought the ancient technology to outer space. For the first time, ...

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As one of our most relied upon construction materials, concrete makes a significant contribution to our overall carbon emissions. Calcium-based substances are heated at high temperatures to form the ...

Harbor Freight is a popular place to shop for tools for many people, and that's because the store offers a wide variety of items. This even applies to lesser-used tools like cement mixers, and if ...

As countries continue cementing plans for their lunar bases, one International Space Station astronaut is busy quite literally mixing the stuff. In a press release, NASA said that its astronaut and ...

[Dan] had a bunch of concrete mixing to do. Sure, it was possible to stand there and mix concrete and water in a wheelbarrow for hours and hours but that sounds like a tedious task. Instead, [Dan] ...

Jobsite mixing leaves the contractor in control of batch size, timing and details of the mix such as additives and color. Using professional equipment will get you professional results. Jobsite mixing ...

To make aerated concrete, add a foam-forming agent and stir in a significant amount of air. This serves to make the concrete significantly lighter, better insulating, and more resilient to fire.

An elderly Nebraska man has been booked on suspicion of criminal mischief after he was caught on camera attacking a cement truck with a hammer. Thomas Mailander, 70, was filmed doing damage to the ...