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Paris (AFP) - Inexpensive and easy to manipulate, concrete has become an indispensible material for buildings and bridges around the globe, including the bridge with collapsed in the Italian city of G

Concrete is produced in four basic forms, each with unique applications and properties.1. Ready-mixed concrete, far the most common form, accounts for nearly three-fourths of all concrete. It's batch

A new type of concrete has been created that largely consists of wood. The building material offers the construction industry new possibilities and is based in large part on renewable resources.Houses

1. After long-distance transport, bumps, loading or unloading. The screws and nuts of equipment may be loosening. Before installation, the equipment should be fastened again. And check the equipment c

Concrete pavements have been a mainstay of America’s infrastructure for more than 50 years. The country’s first concrete street, built in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1891, is still in service today. ...

Stronger, Safer CommunitiesConcrete structures play a critical role in making communities stronger and safer. Of all construction materials for buildings and other infrastructure, concrete is by far t

What are the decorative finishes that can be applied to concrete surfaces?Color may be added to concrete by adding pigments-before or after concrete is place-and using white cement rather than convent