Bathroom designs using architectural concrete are becoming more and more popular. It is a tough material, significantly more lightweight than traditional composite and, furthermore, its surface can be covered with any kind of pattern or remain smooth. If it is used in a bathroom, then it is often coated with additional impregnants limiting humidity absorption. Furthermore, architectural concrete can have various colours, though mild shades of grey are the most […]
The fundamental difference between GMC and TRC is the use of zirconium glass fibre in them. GMC (glass fibre modified concrete, GFRC in American terminology) are concretes and cement mortars modified with glass fibre. These products are thus based on cement and glass fibre is used to improve the mechanical and rheological properties of the modified materials (fibre reinforcement). The finished products will be construction chemicals: plasters, grouts, repair mortars,[…..]
For decades now concrete is the most popular construction material – however, as reported by the Journal of Environmental Engineering, its production is characterised by very high environmental costs. In the consecutive concrete production processes, large quantities of carbon dioxide and harmful dusts are released to the atmosphere. Does this mean that if we want to build more ecologically, we have to give up one of the cheapest and most[…..]
GMC and TRC are two names for with glass fibre-reinforced composite. GMC, i.e. “glass fibre modified concrete”, is – as indicated by its very name – a mortar modified with glass fibre. The differences between GMC and GRC can be quite significant despite the fact that both products belong to the same family. The most important differences are related to the glass fibre content, as the glass fibre content in[…..]
