Journal of Commerce reported on UBCO engineering research that cures so-called ‘concrete cancer’ and may give new life to concrete wasting away in landfills.
Researchers can now calm a chemical reaction known as concrete cancer that has caused glass-fed concrete to weaken, expand and crack.
Shahria Alam and PhD student Anant Parghi replaced one-quarter of the cement used in making a mortar mix with ground glass.
