Concrete contractors are still being penalized when welded wire reinforcement (WWR) is found to be incorrectly positioned in concrete slabs. We just heard of an interior topping slab for which ...

Q: Tim, my builder is telling me to forget about using reinforcing steel or mesh in my concrete driveway and patio. He says he’ll just add an inch of thickness and that’s good enough. What’s your ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Boathouse (below); slab in dispute (above). Credit: Thomas Breen photos Something is rotten — or ...

In the dome of the Pantheon in Rome, several construction techniques were used to allow such a bold construction to stand. One concerns the composition of the concrete (in this case, non-reinforced ...

Above are the rib and block slabs and below are in situ concrete slabs. The rib and block slabs need less raw material in their making which makes them more economical to use during construction among ...

UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. By itself, concrete is a very durable construction material. The magnificent Pantheon in Rome, the world’s largest unreinforced ...