Introducing Concrete Pulse
Your Monthly Insight into Concrete Technology and Innovation
At SAURASHTRA CEMENT LIMITED, we are proud to present Concrete Pulse, our monthly technical mailer designed to provide valuable insights into the latest trends, innovations, and best practices in the concrete industry. Each edition is carefully curated by our team of experts, offering technical guidance on topics that matter to professionals, customers, influencers, and government officials alike.
This initiative has already connected us with 13,900+ industry leaders and continues to grow as we strive to keep you informed and ahead in this ever-evolving field. Stay tuned for practical knowledge and innovative solutions delivered straight to your inbox!
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Issue-76, July-2026
Monsoon season concrete construction has its own set of engineering challenges that require careful planning, stringent quality control and agile construction techniques. Although rainfall generally increases ambient humidity and reduces evaporation, rapid downpours, changing temperatures, high wind speeds and changing aggregate moisture content can have an appreciable effect on the quality, strength and durability of fresh concrete.
Issue-75, June-2026
Concrete is the world’s most widely used construction material due to its versatility, durability and cost-effectiveness. Although concrete has a good compressive strength and long service life, it is still that it may crack especially in the early stage of hardening. Early age cracking refers to cracks that develop from the time of placement to approximately 28 days after casting.
Issue-74, May-2026
Hot weather concreting is the process of manufacturing, transporting, placing, finishing and curing concrete under conditions that are harmful to the quality and performance of concrete. As per guidelines of American Concrete Institute (ACI 305R) and Indian Standard IS 7861 (Part 1), hot weather conditions are usually defined by high ambient temperature, high concrete temperature, low relative humidity, high wind velocity and high solar radiation.
Issue-73, April-2026
Concrete is one of the most common building materials in civil engineering because it is very strong, long-lasting, and can be used in many different ways, both structural and non-structural. Concrete is an important part of building modern infrastructure, such as homes, bridges, dams, and sidewalks.
Issue-72, March-2026
Structural failures and durability-related distress in concrete structures often originate from microscopic deficiencies that remain undetectable through conventional inspection methods. Petrographic analysis has emerged as a powerful investigative tool in forensic structural engineering, providing critical insights into the composition, microstructure, and deterioration mechanisms of construction materials. Acting as a “microscopic witness,” petrographic examination enables engineers to reconstruct the history of concrete, identify hidden defects, and determine root causes of structural failures with a high degree of reliability.