Concrete has quietly become one of the planet’s biggest climate problems, yet the material itself has barely changed in a ...

Each wall system brings specific characteristics to a project...Evaluating factors like structural demands, energy ...

Named Simka, the compound, crafted with 7,300 cubic yards of super-reinforced concrete, is deliberately designed to withstand ...

Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and Tampere University in Finland have developed a framework ...

Recent research in Sweden and Finland shows how used concrete's lifespan can be extended another 50 to 100 years when incorporated into new construction. A team from KTH Royal Institute of Technology ...

The design team of Baukunst and Bruther describe Frame, which rises 100 feet above a new media park in Brussels, as being ...

Statom North has been awarded the concrete frame package by main contractor McAleer & Rushe for the new Haymarket Hotel development in the heart of Edinburgh. Work will see Statom North construct two ...

In seismic analysis, it is crucial to consider the interaction between the infill walls and the concrete frame in order to prevent local failures in RC columns. To this end, this paper presents a ...

A mechanical model for the analysis of reinforced concrete frame structures based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) is proposed in this paper. The nonlinear behavior of the steel and concrete is ...

Authorities in Washington state recently found the remains of a missing grandmother buried under a shed and partially encased in concrete. The shocking discovery came after Marcia Norman, 82, was ...

The project is aiming for BREEAM Very Good. Credit: Nordec/Cision. Nordec, a steel frame structure and facade solution supplier, has secured a contract from Nordic construction company NCC to design ...