Laboratory tests show that circular and horizontal rectangular steel tubes can improve the structural performance of concrete ...

When building anything from rammed earth, you'll need a reinforced (temporary) formwork that can withstand the immense ...

Learn modern concrete slab-on-ground thickness requirements using mechanistic-empirical design. Compare seven slab types with ...

An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized late Tuesday and some evacuations of nearby buildings were lifted. "We've been monitoring the building for many hours and ...

A recent video shows 43 FPV drones collapsing a Ukrainian road bridge by repeatedly striking its five support columns. This marks a significant military first, demonstrating that small, inexpensive ...

Researchers have demonstrated that applying plaster to reinforced concrete (RC) beams significantly improves their structural performance and moment capacity after exposure to uncontrolled fire. The ...

For this week’s Fault Lines column, Jon Allsop is filling in for Jay Caspian Kang. Moves that might appear to shrink or to grow the government, however, are not always as contradictory as they seem.

Paimio Sanatorium / Alvar Aalto. Image © Leon via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 Gustav Düsing and FAKT have just won the competition to design an adaptive reuse project in ...

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has taken the lead on the production of new guidance for reinforced concrete transfer slabs because of concerns about a knowledge deficit across the ...

Local studio Max Núñez Arquitectos designed this concrete care home in Chile with open interiors to reduce maintenance, create a dialogue with a park and build a sense of community for the elderly ...