Be sure to test your cement before committing to it (practically) forever! | Training course for the staff of cement testing laboratories in Berlin

Events, Sub-Saharan AfricaStephen Virchow

Precisely 1,350 grams of sand, 450 grams of cement and 225 grams of water are carefully weighed, mixed according to a strict procedure and poured into a test container. The sequence for adding the “ingredients” is just as important as exactly following with the specified times. After drying, the strength of the cement can be…

African round robin of cement testing laboratories

Events, Sub-Saharan AfricaStephen Virchow

Nods of appreciation at the construction site and closer looks at bricks: More than 30 African cement experts were impressed by the cutting-edge cement mix facility at a construction site in Cameroonian Yaoundé. Later, the group of experts visited a brick factory belonging to the Cameroonian Mission for the Promotion of Local Materials (MIPROMALO). This…