US team has developed Enzymatic Structural Material, a carbon-negative alternative to concrete that turns CO2 into a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

An engineering firm hired for Champlain Towers South’s milestone recertification found “deep” concrete deterioration near the pool but couldn’t perform repairs, in part, because of concerns about ...

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 ...

It’s a most unlikely habitat and really has no creature comforts to recommend it. But University of Delaware researcher Julie Maresca and students in her lab are studying concrete and the life that ...