Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bucket being filled with cement - Alvarez/Getty Images The modern world is built on concrete, and cement is what makes it possible ...

In an innovative study, researchers have explored the use of human hair waste to boost the mechanical properties of concrete.

Deep foundations often succeed or fail not at the pile itself but at the thin, easily overlooked boundary where engineered ...

Reliable in-situ strength information is critical for construction-stage decisions, yet conventional UPV–UCS correlations are typically established on companion cylinders, which may overestimate the ...

New ring shear tests reveal how concrete–cement soil composite pile interfaces transfer shear loads, supporting improved ...

Concrete is the foundation of just about everything. It's used to construct buildings, highways, bridges, roads and more. During the Covid-19 pandemic, concrete fell victim to the same phenomena ...

Researchers have created a concrete mixture that is both stronger and capable of absorbing carbon dioxide. The best formula, ...

Researchers at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College in India developed the concrete by combining two naturally derived materials: porous zeolite and bamboo biochar. Tests described in Carbon Research ...