Concrete washout has been managed in a variety of ways over the years. Four examples of the most common traditional methods ...

Everyone wants to be the first customer for the ready-mix truck. If all the material hasn’t been cleaned out, remnants of a previous mix can still be inside. It takes a good amount of water and a ...

Given its status as the most widely-used manufactured material on Earth, reducing the huge environmental footprint of concrete would have significant consequences for the health of the planet.

A new study found that graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product, through flash Joule heating could serve not only as a reinforcing additive in cement but also as a replacement ...

When you think of resources we’re running out of, sand might not be high on your list, but it’s up there thanks to our high demand for concrete. Scientists at Rice University have now shown that ...