A new type of steel-reinforced concrete protects buildings better from bomb attacks. Researchers have developed a formula to quickly calculate the concrete’s required thickness. The material will be ...

Adopted by the CSDA and recommended by ACI Committee 310, ST-115 is a quantifiable standard that designates floors by a surface texture grade. Since the moment polished concrete was born, it was ...

Based on the gas displacement method, this article describes a method for determining the optimal gas type and pressure for measuring cement density, providing a reliable method to characterize porous ...

Loss on Ignition (LOI) is essential for measuring cement’s composition and quality. It calculates the proportion of volatile substances, such as carbon dioxide, moisture, and organic compounds, ...

Researchers at MIT are seeking to redesign concrete -- the most widely used human-made material in the world -- by following nature's blueprints. In a paper published online in the journal ...