Concrete is one of the most widely used materials on the planet. "And this consumption comes with a heavy ecological price." Rouzbeh Shahsavari, a materials scientist at Rice University. "Around 5 to ...

LAKEWAY, Texas — The city of Lakeway has voted to amend its pool permitting ordinance in an effort to help homeowners dealing with Alkali-Silica Reaction, also known as ASR or "concrete cancer." ASR ...

Mikala is a staff photojournalist at The Austin American-Statesman in Austin, Texas. She previously served as the chief of photography at the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, where Headliners Foundation ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) --Calcium silicate hydrate, or C-S-H, accounts for the strength of cement and cement-based materials. It is the component of cement paste that holds concrete together.

Leading edge distress is a commonly claimed but superficial defect present in some types of residential concrete slabs and foundations. It can also lead to homeowner distress, where a concerned ...

Three formulations for treating cement defects of various sizes are at the ready on all BioSqueeze units for on-the-fly formulation to efficiently address any situation that arises. All three products ...

More than 20 billion tons of concrete produced annually contribute 5–10% to the worldwide anthropogenic carbon dioxide production 1. One strategy to reduce this environmental footprint is to enhance ...

A construction defect case arises when a property owner encounters original construction that fails to meet code or industry standards and has resulted in failures of the product. Where each ...