The finite element analysis on the static test of a reinforced concrete frame with specially shaped columns in the event of one corner column removal was conducted and verified accurately enough to ...

According to the American Concrete Institute CT-18, fiber-reinforced concrete is a concrete mixture that is reinforced with dispersed, randomly orientated fibers. These fibers can be used in lieu of ...

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When project teams debate the relative merits of steel and concrete building frames, design quality is seldom the only criterion. Construction time and cost are usually paramount considerations. The ...

Concrete is a very durable material. Fine examples of its first structural use by the Romans are still standing, and concrete is now probably the most widely used building material in the world.

Keltbray Group, the United Kingdom-based company that includes demolition among its range of services, has launched a reinforced concrete frame business. The company decided to set up Keltbray ...

Housebuilding giant Barratt Developments has admitted that eight of its buildings need work to fix problems with their concrete frames The Leicestershire-based firm said in an end-of-year trading ...