Test Your Knowledge #11

Test Your Knowledge #11

What is the heaviest concrete structure in the world? The Three Gorges Dam, a hydropower dam on the Yangtze River in China, by the town of Sandouping, is considered the world’s heaviest concrete structure. It is built from 144,309,356,753.51 pounds of concrete. Still...
Test Your Knowledge #10

Test Your Knowledge #10

What is the most often used construction material in the world? Concrete, and it isn’t even close.Twice as much concrete is used in construction than all these other materials combined. And with the strength and durability advantages of EdenCrete’s carbon nanotube...
Test Your Knowledge #9

Test Your Knowledge #9

Which of these wonders of the world was not built with concrete? Egyptian Pyramids. The Pyramids are made of enormous stone block piled on top of each other, possibly with wetted sand in between to form a bond. But if they had had the strength and durability benefits...
Test Your Knowledge #7

Test Your Knowledge #7

How many trips are taken daily across U.S bridges that are graded as ‘deficient’? According to the American Society of Civil Engineers 2017 infrastructure report card, 188 million trips are taken daily across deficient bridges. Repairing those bridges with the carbon...
Test Your Knowledge #6

Test Your Knowledge #6

What is the single most used material for construction? Concrete is the single most used material for construction. The value of ready mixed concrete produced in the US is estimated at $35 billion in 2016. Famous concrete structures include the Hoover Dam, the Panama...
Test Your Knowledge #5

Test Your Knowledge #5

Are Concrete and Cement the Same Thing? No. Cement is an ingredient that helps to make concrete, along with sand, gravel or crushed stone, and water. Adding our carbon nanotube enriched liquid to this mix can significantly enhance the concrete’s abrasion resistance...