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 ...

Researchers around the world are working to find ways to make concrete greener, including at the University of Pennsylvania.

Three poured-in-place concrete structures, each 100 square feet — and each with its own unique characteristics — are scattered within close proximity on a rocky, scrubby, 5-acre site in California’s ...

Every drop of water stored in our country's reservoirs, water treatment plants, and behind dams is vital to the well-being of the population they serve and the local economy. This mission is even more ...

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 ...

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability ...

Concrete, second only to water, is the most consumed material worldwide due to its structural strength, ease of handling, and versatility. Comprised of cement, sand, gravel, and water, it is ...

In the old children’s fable about the three little pigs, one built a house out of straw, one out of wood, and one built a brick house. The big bad wolf huffed and puffed and blew down the straw house, ...

Bangladesh is in the midst of a remarkable urban transformation. From the capital of Dhaka to emerging cityscapes across the nation, construction is the drumbeat of progress. Yet, this rapid growth ...