Mix up the secret ingredient: cement paint. Cement paint is made by mixing pure Portland cement with clear, cold water. (Add enough water to make a mix that has the consistency of warm gravy.) If the ...
While repairing concrete spalling at the Historic Gato Building at 1100 Simonton St. in Key West, traces of lead were found in the construction materials.
LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Transportation is slated to fully close the cracked and spalling 61-year-old Vincent Thomas Bridge connecting San ... nation's busiest port complex — has ...
Spalling happens when the top surface of concrete pops off. The best analogy I can offer is peeling paint. My eye was drawn to this botched repair job days ago. I noticed this spot was repaired at ...
Concrete, the second-most-used material on Earth, generates about four times more CO2 emissions than planes. MIDDLESBROUGH, England — Behold one of the world’s greatest slag heaps: A towering ...
The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. And those still functional marvels rely on a unique construction material: pozzolanic ...
In the pursuit of sustainable construction practices, the utilization of recycled concrete has emerged as a pivotal strategy, distinguished by its commitment to resource conservation and environmental ...