Concrete and cement

Concrete and cement

The concrete and cement industry is a major support to the construction sector and for civil engineering in general. The future of concrete and cement businesses will depend on their ability to produce quality materials while restraining the impacts on the environment.

CIR Laboratory has the necessary expertise for developing and choosing concretes and cements for specialized uses while keeping an approach for continuous improvement.

Applications areas

We specialize in analysis and testing, consulting, training and R&D services aimed for the following industrial applications:

  • Portland cements
  • Portland cement blends
  • Blast furnace cement
  • Pozzolan cement
  • Slag and fly-ash cement
  • Aluminous cements
  • Siliceous cements
  • Conventional concretes
    • Buildings
    • Public works
  • Refractory concretes
 

Industrial activities

Our services apply to the following industrial activities:

  • Research and development
  • Selection and identification of materials
  • Manufacturing and shape-forming processes
    • Raw materials selection
    • Clinker production
      • Rotary Furnaces
      • Thermal treatments
    • Crushing
    • Additives
    • Recycling of materials
  • Quality control
  • Post-mortems (failure analyses)
  • Modeling (physical and thermodynamic)
  • Audits and optimization