In a world where concrete is as ubiquitous as air, its environmental toll is impossible to ignore. The production of cement, ...

Reinforcement is basically dormant until the concrete cracks ... reinforcement is required. This design approach is sometimes referred to as continuously reinforced or joint-less slabs and ...

extruding concrete in ribbon-like trails that track with the design detailed in a blueprint or 3D model. Because the process for 3D printing of concrete does not involve concrete forms ...

Reinforced concrete is the miracle material which made possible so many of the twentieth century’s most iconic structures, but here in this century its environmental footprint makes it something ...

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 ...