Concrete is the unsung hero of residential construction. From driveways and sidewalks to patios and, most importantly, ...

When bridges, dam walls and other structures made of concrete are streaked with dark cracks after a few decades, the culprit is AAR: the alkali-aggregate reaction. AAR damages concrete structures all ...

As architecture continues to shift towards environmental sustainability, the demand for low-carbon materials is increasing exponentially in the construction industry – and the concrete sector is no ...

RMD Kwikform used 3D modelling for the formwork supplied for the new terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport. With technically challenging projects and ever-present pressures on time and money, ...

Concrete is the world's most manufactured item, with more than 25 billion tons used in construction each year. It's also ...

Forget scarves and mittens. Soon, we might be able to knit entire buildings. A team from the Swiss university ETH Zurich has developed a technique that allows them to knit textiles that can then form ...

Concrete is a material that is widely used in the construction industry for an expansive variety of purposes. It is found in everything from roads and sidewalks, columns and beams, to fireproofing.

Lithium waste concrete is still more thought experiment than construction material, but the idea captures a real tension: the ...

To structural engineers, it’s no mystery why the earthquake in Mexico this week turned a school into a death trap: The building was made of brittle concrete. Such buildings don’t have enough steel ...