I’m obsessed with using cement in crafts, and these DIY concrete projects are the perfect way to fulfill my need! I love how ...
DIY Candy has released a guide featuring 26 modern concrete decor projects aimed at making cement crafting accessible for beginners. The guide emphasizes simple tools and techniques, showing how the ...
With the limitless capabilities of concrete, aside from specs, engineering requirements - and physics - one is only constrained to creativity and innovation when it comes to its use. Contractors can ...
This article was originally published by Autodesk's Redshift publication as "Realizing Architectural Dreams Through Design-Assist and Precast Concrete." Ancient Romans mixed lime and volcanic rock to ...
Long touted for its strength and versatility, concrete has had an integral role in construction and design as far back as the Roman times. And in recent years, concrete’s potential has reached new ...
As sustainability becomes a central driver in construction, environmental product declarations (EPDs) are emerging as powerful tools for the entire building value chain. The Precast/Prestressed ...
If you live in a home built anytime in the past 50 years, you are likely all too familiar with the concrete front porch. While lauded for their durability and affordability, these ...
Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...
Each time Mija Hubler drives through Denver, she notices bridges patched with concrete and thinks about how these structures might fail. Hubler, an associate professor in CU Boulder’s Department of ...
In this experiment, undergraduate students in Prof. Abbie Liel's class, analyze the failure modes of concrete. Using the biaxial frame, a hydraulic actuator capible of exerting a 110kip or 110,000lb ...