Discover the engineering genius of Roman concrete! Uncover its incredible durability, volcanic secrets, and lasting legacy.

The present study propounds development of an artificial sand, with a prime aim of exploring a potential substitute for natural river sand. The artificial sand, named F-Slag sand, within the particle ...

Researchers at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College in India developed the concrete by combining two naturally derived materials: porous zeolite and bamboo biochar. Tests described in Carbon Research ...

LOS ANGELES, CA, Jan 29, 2024 – Concrete.ai, the company using GenAI to optimize concrete mix designs for efficiency, carbon, and cost savings, today announced the commercial availability of its field ...

Researchers have created a concrete mixture that is both stronger and capable of absorbing carbon dioxide. The best formula, ...

Recycled aggregate concrete engineering is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to the utilisation of aggregates reclaimed from construction and demolition waste as partial or complete substitutes for ...

Drexel researchers are recycling coal ash, a waste product from coal power plants, to make a porous, lightweight aggregate that can be used as a concrete additive to aid the hardening process. Coal ...

The American Concrete Institute plans to lead the construction industry’s transition to carbon-neutral concrete through research and technology assessment conducted by its new Center of Excellence for ...

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has announced that the University of Notre Dame, Team 2, won first place in PCI’s 2020 Engineering Student Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam ...

There are three primary objectives for cold weather concreting: 1) protect the newly placed concrete from early-age freezing, 2) protect concrete to ensure adequate strength development, and 3) ...

You may have heard that concrete shoes were used by mobsters to resolve certain “disagreements”. As it turns out, the composition of the concrete the mobsters used would determine the shoes’ buoyancy.