Basalt fiber-reinforced concrete (BFRC) offers a sustainable alternative to steel reinforcement, enhancing strength and ...
Carpet waste, a byproduct of modern life, has become a significant environmental challenge worldwide. Accounting for over 70% ...
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While steel reinforcement solves one of concrete’s greatest limitations, it creates an entirely new problem: Corrosion of ...
In the latest development for the construction industry, a new study uncovers the remarkable potential of compression-cast concrete (CCC) to ...
Davis Memorial Bridge and Bridge No. 96, were deemed functionally obsolete and structurally deficient by the North Carolina ...
Using carpet fibers also increased the concrete’s ... We’ve already seen similar tests with coffee-reinforced concrete, and this could be the start of a new generation of concrete that sets ...
Researchers created concrete reinforced with nanocrystals that is 30 percent stronger than traditional cement.
The problem hits close to home. Australia, he pointed out, is the second largest consumer of textiles per person in the world, after the U.S. “[Our] study demonstrates the potential of carpet ...
“Scrap carpet fibers can be used to increase concrete ... concrete samples using discarded fabrics. These textile-reinforced concrete samples complied with Australian Standards for engineering ...
A combination of flax and glass fibers went into the development of 880 openwork, shade-providing panels for an international ...
With an ambitious ‘carbon positive’ goal, the 13-story hotel in downtown Denver features eye-like windows that echo bark ...