Some floor designs are better suited to specific applications than others. Understanding an owner's or tenant’s requirements is critical to recommending a particular type of design. Factors that ...

Reflecting changing currents in engineering design and material availability, the American Concrete Institute has updated its 318 standard to ACI 318-25, with a new sustainability guide and updated ...

Description: Principles of prestressed concrete. Prestressing systems, end anchorage, and loss of prestress. Analysis and design of sections for flexure, shear, bond ...

Photosynthetic bacteria in the concrete make it bright green until it dries and turns brown. Courtesy of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at Colorado University Boulder A new kind of ...

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Vapor retarders are sheet materials used below slab-on-ground floors to limit the amount of moisture that migrates into and upward through concrete slabs. If unchecked, moisture can cause floor ...