The failure of levees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina points out the need for new technologies to strengthen levees and monitor their reliability, according to Deborah D. L. Chung, a UB materials ...

Interstates across the country boast an innovative concrete technology that promises to save American travelers time and money. This “smart concrete” can communicate with engineers about its strength, ...

Ben Millington finds out that advances in concrete technology are gaining recognition among developers and contractors, offering many distinct advantages over traditional methods. If you’ve ever seen ...

Giatec Scientific has partnered with Redi-Mix, LLC, a business unit of U.S. Concrete, Inc. to use Giatec’s Smart Concrete solution in the North Texas. Smart Concrete is a value-added solution for ...

Scientists at the University of Victoria are working to cement their lead in making so-called "smart concrete" that heals and seals cracks, greatly reducing potential infrastructure disasters and ...

Every day, Americans travel on roads, bridges and highways without considering the safety or reliability of these structures. Yet much of the transportation infrastructure in the U.S. is outdated, ...

THANKSGIVING TRAVEL: As an expected 13% more Americans prepare to travel for Thanksgiving this year, construction on major interstates could leave millions in traffic jams. Purdue University civil ...

The “paving environment” has become more challenged in recent years. “The days of pointing a paver in a direction and paving continuously for 20 miles are gone,” says Tim Nash, director, Concrete ...