When compressive strength tests of laboratory-cured cylinders fail to meet the specified acceptance criteria, core tests are commonly used to verify the strength and to obtain acceptance of the ...

Concrete contractors who are required to perform concrete core strength tests have a few options when it comes to core drilling. They can hire a testing lab or concrete sawing and drilling company to ...

When Plaza Construction first introduced the concept of "core first" in managing the construction of a major office building, the procedure of pouring concrete prior to erecting a steel frame had ...

HeidelbergCement, the world's second-largest cement maker, on Wednesday reported a 27% drop in first-quarter core profit, blaming a significant increase in energy and logistics costs. "The first ...

India’s core infrastructure sectors showed modest improvement in November 2025, with output rising 1.8 per cent compared to ...

Cement should be treated on par with other core infrastructure industries, such as coal and steel, which face 5 per cent excise, and the duty structure should be simplified. The excise duty should be ...

Higher cement, steel and fertilizer production helped the eight core industries recover from October’s contraction, even as ...