From the perspective of the author’s contact, some technical personnel believe that reducing costs and increasing efficiency of concrete is a technical route that can be implemented under the advancement of material technology; Another group of frontline practitioners directly classify it as a pseudo proposition.
The fundamental reason for the divergence is the confusion between cost reduction through compliant technology and speculative cost reduction through sacrificing quality.
In fact, most experienced personnel know that concrete can achieve cost reduction and efficiency improvement through technology, proportioning, management, and supply chain optimization while meeting specifications, strength, durability, and construction performance.
This is the beneficial way to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
Simply relying on reducing adhesive materials, using inferior materials, and minimizing necessary testing and after-sales service, only pursuing a decrease in numbers on paper, without considering the comprehensive performance of concrete workability, strength, durability, etc.
, is a false cost reduction, which may lead to greater losses such as cracking, insufficient strength, and even rework in the later stage.
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