Defect litigation presents a financial challenge to the concrete industry, and 2009 is unlikely to see any improvement in that regard. Whether fairly or not, concrete gets tainted by defects in other ...

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 ...

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.

This is not a list of defects for architectural concrete formed surfaces. It's for any kind of structural concrete formed surfaces exposed to view. And that's a problem. Let's consider a few of these ...

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 ...

Newcastle builders and engineers have been put on notice following a concrete quality blitz that unearthed serious defects in new buildings across the city. Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist ...

Jay Janner is a staff photographer at the Austin American-Statesman where, since 2003, he has documented life in one of the most dynamic cities in America. In his more than 30-year career, Janner ...

Brickeye’s water mitigation solution redefines construction risk management by reducing the time to detect water incidents, minimizing claim sizes, and protecting projects and margins. iMitig8 ...

The "excessive, unsightly" cracking in part of McKinney ISD's nearly $70 million new stadium and attached events center were caused in part by too much water in the concrete mixture, a new report ...