Increasing the dead weight of your concrete
Increasing the dead weight of your concrete
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Does anyone know of a way to cheaply increase the weight of concrete?
Its not a strength issue so I don't want to increase the grade or anything. Are there certain aggregates that increase the weight without affecting the grade?
Any help would be appreciated!
...apologies, i initially posted this in the civil engineering section
Its not a strength issue so I don't want to increase the grade or anything. Are there certain aggregates that increase the weight without affecting the grade?
Any help would be appreciated!
...apologies, i initially posted this in the civil engineering section





RE: Increasing the dead weight of your concrete
As I remember, the contractors didn't like it because 1) It wore out their mixers and 2) It wasn't what they usually did.
If you do a google search for high density concrete, I'm sure you'll get a lot of information.
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Dik
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Then again, this is an opportunity to secure your investment...
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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Dik
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Cheers for the suggestions guys, i'll get looking at Barite & metal aggregates.
Dik, out of interest, what sort of job was it you used the scrap steel on? Was it just cast in the concrete?
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Dik
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A: Insufficient concrete
Q: What do you have when you find an architect who is fully embedded in your concrete pour?
A: A good start
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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Intrusion Prepakt /marineconcrete.com
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Steve