2015 failure at a hotel parking garage in Cherokee, N.C., triggered an investigation of precast double-Ts reinforced with C-Grid. The American Concrete Institute is gearing up to develop ACI’s first ...

New York-based Roman Stone Construction has partnered with Rock Fiber, Inc. to introduce basalt fibres to the United States precast concrete market, an advanced composite reinforcement technology ...

Peak 10’s 60,166-square-foot purpose-built, multistory data center facility in North Tampa, Fla., U.S., was fabricated using Metromont’s C-GRID-reinforced insulated precast concrete panels for high ...

As the demand for more sustainable construction grows and raw material shortages like steel continue to be a challenge, fiber-reinforced concrete has become an increasingly popular choice for flatwork ...

Concrete structures are engineered to withstand extreme dynamic loads, notably those imposed by blast events. The study of blast resistance and penetration mechanics involves understanding the complex ...

Rendering of CUBE building at TU Dresden and Hitexbau carbon fiber grid. Source | © Iurii Vakaliuk, HENN, TU Dresden and Hitexbau. Technical University Dresden in ...

As sustainability becomes one of the top priorities, the construction industry is going to great lengths to explore innovative solutions that reduce environmental impact. One such initiative is the ...

The precast slabs are 14.9m long; they span across the main office space, stopping short of the circulation space which runs along the east wall. To accommodate the curved form of the building, the ...

To date, they have confirmed the product’s fatigue endurance and completed all tests regarding structural performance. Now they are at a stage where the system can be applied to actual bridges. The ...