One of those strategies is to create a concrete that “self-heals,” and in a new study, scientists used synthetic lichen to ...

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a tool that gives builders a quick way to measure, correct and ...

Punching shear is a possible type of failure that occurs in reinforced concrete flat ... while the correct use of the shear reinforcement can minimize and even compensate this loss. The conventional ...

researchers investigated the flexural behavior of crushed clay brick lightweight concrete (LWC) beams strengthened with strain-hardening cementitious composite reinforced with glass fiber textile mesh ...

The objective of this text is to present one of the methods of pre-dimensioning slabs, beams, and pillars of buildings built with reinforced concrete ... can be estimated using 'influence areas ...

The concrete is poured onto the ground all at one time. Some foundations have post-tension cables or are reinforced with steel rods called rebar so that the slab can bear the weight of the house.