The concrete industry accounts for roughly 8 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, but a new study says that it could ...

Mark Miodownik puts the properties of reinforced concrete to the test. He watches as a beam of concrete withstands a load of 2.5 tonnes. Even though cracks are present in the lower portion of the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Aiman Hussein is a concrete-3D-printer operator who works for Alquist. The company uses 3D-printing technology to build homes and lower the cost of housing and ...

Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) has a long history of use in building facades, and was originally developed for its superior performance in seismic zones. The decorative concrete industry ...

An animation is used to explain that tiny pores in the concrete expand when stretched, causing cracks to appear and grow. This clip is from Materials: How They Work. These clips will be relevant ...