Concrete is the most widely used building material on Earth, and its key ingredient, cement, accounts for roughly 8% of ...
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 14, 2026 / Concrete is everywhere - in bridges, highways, buildings, sidewalks and homes. It's the world's most widely used manufactured material. But not all ...
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Committee on Materials and Pavements approves Purdue-invented method as a national standard for estimating concrete strength WEST ...
A Purdue University invention that could help reduce time and money spent on the construction and repair of concrete highway pavement and other structures has been selected as a finalist for an Edison ...
Not only could the new process help sequester CO 2 from the ever-warming atmosphere, it also results in concrete with uncompromised strength and durability. "More interestingly, this approach to ...
Measuring the strength of concrete in highways and bridges has traditionally entailed “heavy equipment, extensive labor, and considerable uncertainty,” says Luna Lu, an associate dean and engineering ...
Concrete properties and quality testing are advancing as new technologies enter the industry. Traditional methods, such as break tests, remain widely accepted in standardized practices, but jobsites ...
A recent study published in Nano Express investigated the effect of combining graphene oxide with micro-steel fibers (SF) on concrete's mechanical performance. The study also examined how ...
Although modern-day skyscraper and bridge constructions could begin deteriorating within 50 years, the Pantheon and coastal ...