Concrete has shaped the modern world. Other than water, it is the most widely used material on the planet so it's unsurprising that scientists are constantly working to make it safer, stronger and ...

The winter season can bring on a series of challenges: snow, ice and severely low temperatures. These challenges are even more significant for concrete contractors who are often forced to shorten ...

Concrete is a very durable material. Fine examples of its first structural use by the Romans are still standing, and concrete is now probably the most widely used building material in the world.

Attempts in the past have tried adding plastic scrap to traditional building products, but shredding the material and dumping it into concrete or asphalt does not work in most applications because ...

A company that turns all types of plastic into material for concrete has opened a state-of-the-art recycling facility in York County. The facility, located in the 300 block of Eberts Lane in York City ...

Plastic shrinkage cracking is commonly associated with hot weather concreting, but it can also occur when the surface concrete dries and shrinks because of rapid moisture loss. As the name implies, ...

Scientists have developed a framework for measuring plastic emissions akin to the global standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions. The approach boosts identification of the biggest contributors ...

This innovative IoT-ANN framework allows for non-destructive concrete strength assessment, improving accuracy and ...

This framework developed and tested by researchers at Ritsumeikan University identifies barriers and context-specific measures for plastic use and disposal Plastics are quite commonplace in today’s ...