Improving Quality and Safety in Infrastructure Developments
Why Project Managers Should be Concerned with Concrete Quality and Safety When it comes to defects and failures in constructed facilities, project managers and construction…
A New Biological Solution for Repairing Concrete Structures
Using Mushrooms to Repair Crumbling Infrastructure There is no denying that as concrete ages it can start to crumble. Cracks and concrete corrosion can lead…
How Concrete Can Help Reduce Air Pollution
Two of the main contributors to air pollution can be reduced thanks to technological advancements in the concrete industry. Learn more now.
Benefits to Using Recycled Tires in Concrete
How Recycled Tires Are Used to Reinforce ConcreteAlthough there have been cases of concrete structures lasting centuries (like the Colosseum), concrete produced today will realistically…
Road Salt Meets its Match With a New Type of Concrete
More Durable Concrete That Doesn’t React to SaltIt has been a known fact for engineers that road salt, used as a de-icing agent every winter…
What to do with Captured Carbon?With concrete being the second most consumed substance on earth (next to water), it is no secret that the concrete…
What to do with Captured Carbon?
With concrete being the second most consumed substance on earth (next to water), , it is no secret that the concrete industry is one of…
Smog-Eating Concrete to Battle Air-borne Pollution
Around the globe one of the biggest collective concerns is that of pollution. With the heat on them due to the increased amounts of CO2…
Replacing BT-Roads by Concrete to Improve Durability
Bitumen is a black, oily and viscous material that is a naturally occurring organic by-product of decomposed organic materials. It is a common binder that…
Microbial Communities May Help us Detect Damaged Concrete
Concrete is known to be the world’s most common building material as it shapes our buildings, bridges and runways, sidewalks and more – and at…
Asbestos in Old Concrete Buildings
When contractors have a job that entails demolition of an old concrete building from the early 1900’s one issue arises with respect to concerns about…
Self-Healing Concrete – Embedding Self-Activating Bacteria
Apart from water, concrete is the most widely produced and consumed material on earth, according to a WBCSD report. This material is what paves our…
Bendable Concrete – A Stronger, More Durable Concrete
Increased Tensile Strength with Flexible ConcreteTypical concrete is characterised by its heavy, brittle qualities which lends itself to breakage under tension. To combat this, Nanyang…
DOTs are Using Hydro Technology to Repair Concrete Structures
The Utah Department of Transportation is using a recyclable resource to repair worn bridges along one of the busier highways in Salt Lake County. Explore…
Modifying the Microstructure of Concrete to Decrease Emissions
An MIT-led team has defined the nanoscale forces that control how particles pack together during the development of cement “paste,” the material that holds together…
Development in Sustainable Concrete Material
At UCLA an interdisciplinary research team is recycling carbon dioxide in an innovative process to develop sustainable building material. Explore 12 Futuristic Technology Trends Solving…
Improving Quality and Safety in Infrastructure Developments
Why Project Managers Should be Concerned with Concrete Quality and Safety When it comes to defects and failures in constructed facilities, project managers and construction…
A New Biological Solution for Repairing Concrete Structures
Using Mushrooms to Repair Crumbling Infrastructure There is no denying that as concrete ages it can start to crumble. Cracks and concrete corrosion can lead…
How Concrete Can Help Reduce Air Pollution
Two of the main contributors to air pollution can be reduced thanks to technological advancements in the concrete industry. Learn more now.
Benefits to Using Recycled Tires in Concrete
How Recycled Tires Are Used to Reinforce ConcreteAlthough there have been cases of concrete structures lasting centuries (like the Colosseum), concrete produced today will realistically…
Road Salt Meets its Match With a New Type of Concrete
More Durable Concrete That Doesn’t React to SaltIt has been a known fact for engineers that road salt, used as a de-icing agent every winter…
What to do with Captured Carbon?With concrete being the second most consumed substance on earth (next to water), it is no secret that the concrete…
What to do with Captured Carbon?
With concrete being the second most consumed substance on earth (next to water), , it is no secret that the concrete industry is one of…
Smog-Eating Concrete to Battle Air-borne Pollution
Around the globe one of the biggest collective concerns is that of pollution. With the heat on them due to the increased amounts of CO2…
Replacing BT-Roads by Concrete to Improve Durability
Bitumen is a black, oily and viscous material that is a naturally occurring organic by-product of decomposed organic materials. It is a common binder that…
Microbial Communities May Help us Detect Damaged Concrete
Concrete is known to be the world’s most common building material as it shapes our buildings, bridges and runways, sidewalks and more – and at…
Asbestos in Old Concrete Buildings
When contractors have a job that entails demolition of an old concrete building from the early 1900’s one issue arises with respect to concerns about…
Self-Healing Concrete – Embedding Self-Activating Bacteria
Apart from water, concrete is the most widely produced and consumed material on earth, according to a WBCSD report. This material is what paves our…
Bendable Concrete – A Stronger, More Durable Concrete
Increased Tensile Strength with Flexible ConcreteTypical concrete is characterised by its heavy, brittle qualities which lends itself to breakage under tension. To combat this, Nanyang…
DOTs are Using Hydro Technology to Repair Concrete Structures
The Utah Department of Transportation is using a recyclable resource to repair worn bridges along one of the busier highways in Salt Lake County. Explore…
Modifying the Microstructure of Concrete to Decrease Emissions
An MIT-led team has defined the nanoscale forces that control how particles pack together during the development of cement “paste,” the material that holds together…
Development in Sustainable Concrete Material
At UCLA an interdisciplinary research team is recycling carbon dioxide in an innovative process to develop sustainable building material. Explore 12 Futuristic Technology Trends Solving…
