Concrete is one of most durable manmade materials, but even this old industry workhorse has its weaknesses. Exposure to harsh weather, reactions with common elements, and poor construction can all ...

Was it "cement," as NPR has been reporting, or "concrete" that failed at the bottom of the BP well, causing millions of gallons of oil to be released into the Gulf of Mexico? Some listeners have ...

Roman concrete has shrugged off two millennia of earthquakes, wars, and weather that would pulverize most modern structures in a fraction of the time. The surprising reason is not mystical at all, but ...

Hycrete, Inc. is an innovative technology company based in Carlstadt, New Jersey that aspires to "fix the biggest problems associated with concrete and concrete construction." One of concrete's major ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. There is the famous scene in Monty Python's "Life of Brian" ...

Concrete is a revolutionary material. It allows us to create structures as solid as rock in any shape we choose. Unfortunately, it's also as brittle as rock, and when it fails, it tends to fail ...

The toddler was looking for her parents when she walked through the renovation. — -- A Tennessee toddler caused a delay in her family’s home-renovation project when she walked through ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Workers are closing a lane on Interstate 85 north near Spartanburg for emergency repairs after a concrete slab fell apart. The South Carolina Department of Transportation said ...