American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Committee on Materials and Pavements approves Purdue-invented method as a national standard for estimating concrete strength WEST ...

Once simply a construction material, concrete might soon be able to store clean energy, thanks to a specific type of bacteria that can grow inside.

A new material made of seawater, carbon dioxide, and electricity could give the construction industry a much-needed climate upgrade. Developed by researchers at Northwestern University, the paste-like ...

The new brick can be manufactured with a high density, compressive strength, tensile strength and Young's modulus (the ability to withstand changes under lengthwise compression). Researchers led by a ...

Concrete is quietly being reimagined as a giant rechargeable battery, turning walls, foundations and roadways into hidden ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Depending on where you live, you may have heard the old saying that there are four seasons: fall, winter, spring, and construction. Among those places that are familiar ...

A pair of Princeton engineers have developed a new kind of concrete that promises more than 5 times the damage resistance of the usual stuff, by poking holes in its structure. This could mean not only ...

Made from faux Martian and lunar soil, a new sulfur-based compound could also lead to faster construction on Earth. If NASA establishes a permanent presence on the moon, its astronauts’ homes could be ...

Construction project planning teams can spend years developing what looks like the perfect plan. However, once the project transitions into execution, even the best-crafted plans are tested by ...

Penetrating seawater carries bacteria that form colonies – biofilm. The bacteria attack the concrete that is supposed to prevent stones from loosening from the tunnel walls. The concrete becomes ...

The new concrete sleeper factory at Wagga Wagga, which will supply one million concrete sleepers for Australian Rail Track Corporations Ltd’s (ARTC) concrete re-sleepering of the interstate rail line ...