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Eco Material Technologies Inc. Articles
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Case study - Seattle Seahawk Garage & Exhibition Hall
Turner Construction chose a mix with 30% Class F fly ash to meet the architectural and performance needs for the Seattle Seahawks Garage and Exhibition Hall. Turner had already completed a number of projects for Seahawks owner Paul Allen (cofounder ...
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Case study - Point Mugu Naval Airstrip
The runway is located at the Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Southern California. Economy, durability, low shrinkage and high strength were accomplished by reducing the amount of portland cement used in the concrete while utilizing large volumes of ...
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Case study - High volume fly ash concrete for Colorado`s ocean journey aquarium
From the visually breathtaking use of shotcrete to create the architectural features of rocks and trees in the Ocean Journey complex, to the 8,500 cubic yards of high performance concrete for the salt-water tanks and the structure in general – ...
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Case study - Fly ash for stone matrix asphalt in Oregon
Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) is the latest low wear, long life asphalt pavement. It has a proven track record in Europe and is growing in popularity with State Department of Transportations across the country. Georgia alone placed over two million ...
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Case study - Fort Mandan visitor services center
The North Dakota Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Foundation has created a unique facility for one of the most vital sites on the Lewis & Clark Trail. The new visitor services center at Fort Mandan stands as a showcase for coal combustion ...
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Case study - High volume fly ash for Texas parks building
Before construction began on the new park headquarters building at Lake Somerville State Park, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Administration decided it had a great opportunity to get involved with sustainable building practices. Using High Volume ...
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Case study - Fly ash for California’s Olivenhain dam
The Olivenhain Dam will be the first roller compacted concrete (RCC) gravity dam in California and the tallest in North America. At 308 feet tall and 2,552 feet long, the dam used almost 1.5 million cubic yards of RCC and over 152,000 tons of fly ...
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Case study - Fly ash concrete design for Chicago’s 100-year road structure
After years of heavy use, Wacker Drive, a major two-level viaduct in downtown Chicago, Illinois needed to be rebuilt. The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) set ambitious goals for the $200 million concrete structure because of its central ...
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Case study - High volume fly ash for the 2 Folsom project
High Volume Fly Ash (HVFA) concrete was successfully used as the cornerstone of this project’s sustainability program. HVFA concrete was aggressively pursued because of its environmental benefits. When fly ash is used in place of cement, ...
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Case study - High volume fly ash in the Madera project
Located on a fully wooded 44-acre site in Gainesville, Florida, directly adjacent to the University of Florida campus, Madera consists of 80 lots being developed by Green Trust, LLC, and built by three builders. In the spring of 2002, selected ...
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Case study - Fly ash concrete modified strength projects
In order to remain current with sustainable concrete design and construction practices, it is becoming more important to enable ready mix producers to supply innovative performance mixes that contain optimum percentages of fly ash. These mixes can ...