Professionals and business people in the concrete and construction industries know what it is like to be used as a whipping boy by advocates for the environment. Cement alone is responsible for more ...

The thermal monitoring of concrete plays an important role in ensuring performance and avoiding early-age cracking. Often, this scenario involves a mass-concrete placement such as a building’s large ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Big Tech is throwing money at one of the trickiest climate problems to solve: cleaning up carbon dioxide ...

One of the most overlooked sectors in the fight against climate change is the cement and concrete sector. It generates more than twice as much carbon dioxide as flying or shipping, accounting for ...

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 ...

A pair of airmen inspect a crack on the runway to determine its severity at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 19, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alystria Maurer/Released) The ...

Interstates across the country boast an innovative concrete technology that promises to save American travelers time and money. This “smart concrete” can communicate with engineers about its strength, ...

What do the Hoover Dam, the Sydney Opera House, the Great Wall of China and the Pantheon have in common? They’re all examples of incredible, ambitious concrete construction. But our most widely used ...

After finishing second in the 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe regional competition, Michigan Tech’s co-captain reflects on why being part of the team is the real win.

THE ROMANS perfected concrete, and their legacy still stands in the form of the magnificent roof of the Pantheon, the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. Since it was completed in around 125AD ...