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![Tuff Mix | Petersburg, VA](http://nycon.com/cdn/shop/articles/TuffMIx_BlogHeader_{width}x.jpg?v=1681763093)
In 2011, Gerdau Ameristeel in Petersburg, VA asked Nycon to design a concrete tipping slab that would reduce their cost and the frequency of replacement, which was approximately every 18 months. The plant needed heavy-duty concrete capable of enduring tremendous...
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![SlenderWall | York, PA](http://nycon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Slenderwall_BlogHeader_{width}x.jpg?v=1681763093)
During the month of March, 2013, a 12 ft. x 16 ft. SlenderWall panel, containing PVA fiber reinforcement in the 2 inches of architectural precast, successfully completed a series of demanding dynamic tests. The tests were performed by National Certified...
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![Concrete Canoe Competition | Golden, CO](http://nycon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Canoe_BlogHeader_{width}x.jpg?v=1681763093)
Concrete is a science, with different mixture types for different applications, encompassing many ingredients and techniques. If constructing a concrete building is impressive, then imagine building a concrete canoe that floats. This is the goal engineering students take on in...
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![Yacht Club Boat Ramp | Long Island, NY](http://nycon.com/cdn/shop/articles/Yacht-Club_BlogHeader_{width}x.jpg?v=1681763093)
During the late summer of 2011, Hurricane Irene hit the south shore of Long Island. Storm surge forces ripped up the submerged, 25’ x 16’wooden boat ramp used by Babylon Yacht Club. Previously, the ramp had become slick with algae...
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![NJIT eNJoy House | Newark, NJ](http://nycon.com/cdn/shop/articles/NJIT_BlogHeader_{width}x.jpg?v=1681763094)
This year, the U.S. Department of Energy presents its fifth Solar Decathlon, a competition that calls for green innovations in the construction of the future. For the first time in history, they will be judging a home constructed of precast...
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