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Automated canal construction

This automated slipform machine continuously pours and shapes concrete into a trapezoidal drainage canal. The process improves construction speed while ensuring consistent dimensions, durability, and ...
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...
The latest IPCC climate report, for the first time, accounted for concrete carbonation in the global emissions inventory, which is important because the built environment represents a quantifiable ...