21 July 2021
Concrete Durability: Scaling
Scaling issues bring the intersection of material properties, workmanship, design, and maintenance practices to the fore. DRP has unparalleled experience and knowledge of scaling... Read More
15 July 2020
July Webinar: Alkali-Silica Reaction -Diagnosis and Prognosis
Join DRP for a free webinar on using petrography for diagnosis and prognosis of structures affected by alkali-silica reaction (ASR). ASR is a serious concrete... Read More
16 September 2019
Fluorescence Microscopy: A Song of Ice and Light
DRP emerges from a polar vortex with fluorescence microscopy techniques firmly in hand In the Spring of 2018, DRP added fluorescence microscopy to our quiver of... Read More
08 May 2019
DRP Keeps Growing
Greetings all—it’s been a long time since our last post. In fact, my last post dates back all the way to February 2017, when DRP... Read More
06 January 2015
DRP on Scaling & Concrete Petrography
Happy New Year to All. As we move through the winter months, days shorten, temperatures drop, snow falls and conditions become ripe for scaling to... Read More
25 September 2014
DRP & Electron Imaging
We’ve been exploring how to use different electron imaging techniques with the scanning electron microscope (SEM) to illustrate aspects of microstructure that are relevant to... Read More
05 September 2014
DRP SEM/EDS Capabilities
A little over two years ago DRP acquired an FEI Quanta 250 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) equipped with an EDAX Apollo X silicon drift... Read More