Let's think of a paper sheet. If we tried to stiffen it from its primary state, it couldn't support its own weight. However, if we bend it, the sheet achieves a new structural quality. The shells act ...

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) produces hundreds of documents dedicated to improving the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of concrete and masonry structures. ACI documents are ...

Western Iowa Tech Community College, in cooperation with the Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association, will offer a course on concrete basics commencing Nov. 29. The target audience is anyone working ...

As the mostly widely used material on Earth, concrete has a massive carbon footprint that scientists are working to chip away at in all sorts of ways. Recent research projects have demonstrated how ...