How the pH of Concrete is Related to Corrosion Protection

In concrete, steel is often embedded to reinforce the concrete, providing tensile and flexural strength. This combination of steel and concrete allows for some of the most durable and beautiful structures to be built. Concrete, as a building material, has superior compressive strength to most materials, and is durable in many different exposure environments. However, … Continue reading How the pH of Concrete is Related to Corrosion Protection

It’s Official… Materials Analytical Group LLC is a company!

It's official! The Articles of Organization have been filed and approved. I am very excited about this venture and am looking forward to working with new people and solving new problems. I love a challenge so feel free to contact me about anything and maybe I can help you. Thanks for reading!

Colorimetric Method Development for Determining Bottom Ash Content in Cleaned Out CCR Waste Ponds

Color measurement by colorimeter can be a powerful technique for analyzing different materials. A colorimeter measures the color of a material, and generates a numerical representation of the color in one of many available scales. Color can provide information such as whether a material is the color specified, or how different two colors are. As … Continue reading Colorimetric Method Development for Determining Bottom Ash Content in Cleaned Out CCR Waste Ponds

MA Group Philosophy: How does it work?

When it comes to solving problems and finding the root cause of issues, the approach taken at the MA Group starts the same every time. Asking the questions "how does it work" and "how should it work" should always be the first step taken towards exploring material problems. Asking these questions reveals possible causes of … Continue reading MA Group Philosophy: How does it work?