Case studies

Architectural Concrete

A Tale of Two Concretes
In a Museum of Modern Art boutique in New York City, MetaMax® was used to create concrete with a warm, stone-like appearance. Uptown, it was used to make precast concrete cladding stronger and more durable. Read more »

Metakaolin Passes Tests at City College of New York
After testing a dozen cladding materials for durability, glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) made with metakaolin is used to replace more than 40,000 pieces of decorative terra cotta on historic Shepard Hall. Read more »

MetaMax® PA Plaster Additive Rescues Pool
After Foley Custom Pools, Inc. in Plano, TX had to replaster seventy swimming pools affected by intense mottling, they turned to MetaMax® PA. They now call it the “most cost-effective insurance for plaster problems on the market today.” Read more »

The Art of Concrete
Tiny particles of metakaolin made a whale of a difference when sculptor Judy Sigunick built a 100 foot long sculpture of a white whale in a public park. Read more »

“Ductile” Concrete used for High Rise in Seismic Zone
A 23-story condominium project in Los Angeles uses MetaMax® in high-performance concrete frame to decrease size of columns and increase structural safety. See video »

Civil Engineering Projects

Wharf Rehabilitation uses HRM for Underwater Concrete
Consolidated Edison used cellular concrete made with MetaMax® metakaolin to protect a 50-year-old dock on the East River in New York City. The MetaMax improved the product’s anti-washout resistance for underwater placement.  Read more »

New York Side-Steps Microsilica for HRM
Concerned that there “won’t be enough microsilica for us to use,” New York State’s DOT found that metakaolin, “came out equal to, or in a couple of tests, better than, microsilica.” Read more »

Metakaolin on the Erie Canal and New York Highways
MetaMax® HRM has met the challenge of tough civil engineering projects such as replacement locks on the Erie Canal and bridges over the Hudson River. Read more »

Side-by-Side Comparison of Metakaolin and Silica Fume
When the Illinois DOT used two high performance mixtures in adjacent lanes of a bridge deck overlay, the concrete with metakaolin proved its superior workability. Read more »

MetaMax® Strengthens New Zealand Wharf
To stand up to corrosive sea water and the abuse of cargo handling, the new wharf relies on a ternary blend of portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, and MetaMax® HRM. Read more »

Slab Exhibits True Grit
The New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection’s sludge handling facility had to withstand chemical attack and heavy traffic from steel-wheeled “grit” carts. Adding MetaMax® to the concrete floor eliminated the need for an expensive wear-resistant topping. Read more »

White Concrete with Metakaolin Makes Turnpike Safer
The Pennsylvania Turnpike uses white concrete to improve the visibility of bridge parapets. They also specify high reactivity metakaolin to improve the concrete’s strength and durability without dimming its brightness. Read more »