Reinforcement is basically dormant until the concrete cracks ... and differential vertical movements across cracks or slab "rocking" can occur. When this happens, crack edges become exposed ...

The findings could pave the way to a more sustainable, cost-effective construction sector. Scientists transform old carpet ...

It can also result from freezing. Concrete is porous, so when water seeps into the surface and freezes, it expands, causing ...

So far, they’ve discovered that adding waste carpet fibers to concrete can reduce early-age shrinkage cracking by up to 30 percent. This crack-resistant concrete would address a significant ...

you still end up with a few cracks on the surface of your concrete. Here are two things you can try next time this happens to you. After you’ve washed the release off your concrete grab a ball ...

When these molecules move inside the porous concrete, they can cause cracks and crumbling, putting you in a situation where ...

Now, though, engineers have developed a new type of concrete that can bend under pressure, heat itself, and even repair its own cracks. This bendable concrete could drastically improve durability ...

A team of researchers at Michigan State University are tackling Michigan’s notoriously poor roads head-on with a new type of ...

Someone tried to patch a crack or a spalled area in front of the barber shop a few years ago. Spalling happens when the top surface of concrete pops off. The best analogy I can offer is peeling paint.

A team of researchers at Michigan State University is tackling the problem head-on with a new type of concrete that they claim is “flexible, self-heating and self-healing.” Not only could it save ...