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Luke M. Snell

Luke M. Snell is a concrete historian and Emeritus Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He has traveled the world promoting the certification programs of the American Concrete Institute.

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Cold Weather Requirements for Structural Concrete
Contractors should remember that there are more requirements for cold-weather concreting than for hot-weather concreting. We review the special care during cold conditions that are needed to protect the structural...
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How Concrete Started—Part 4: Lime
Dec 08, 2020
In Part Four of this six-part series, concrete historian Luke Snell looks at the many steps involved in lime production and speculates on how it may have been discovered.
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