As infrastructure ages and deteriorates over time, the development of self-healing concrete could provide a more sustainable solution by reducing the need for repairs and maintenance. Researchers at ...

Where a cantilevered concrete system may be a fairly common feature in today’s concrete buildings, a cantilevered concrete system that the majority of the building rests above draws some attention.

Cracking is a natural, expected, and accepted behavior of concrete. However, cracks may affect the appearance, function, durability, service life, or more seriously, the structural integrity of the ...

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 ...

SpaceX’s fixation on concrete is not a quirky engineering preference, it is a survival strategy for rockets, infrastructure and people operating at the edge of what launch pads have ever handled. The ...

Engineering students from Brigham Young University are proving that concrete does actually float. On Friday, teams of college students converged on Utah Lake State Park for the annual American Society ...