As we’re sure you know, concrete is a widely used construction material known for its strength and durability. However, ...

Dear Jerry: We purchased a condo/townhouse in 2008, a new build in Greece. These are constructed four units to a building without basements and on a concrete slab. The flooring in the kitchen, storage ...

Harvey Haynes, inventor of Trak Joints, says his new tool for ground slab joints makes installation easier, lowers the risk of random cracks, is cheaper than traditional methods and does not produce ...

Here, we tell the slab where to crack and widths of contraction joints or cracks in the joints are largely controlled by the joint spacing and concrete shrinkage. As joint spacings and concrete ...

A woman called the Harris County Appraisal District quite upset after she learned that the HCAD Web site said her home had a cracked slab. Jim Robinson, the fellow in charge of running HCAD, is quite ...

Dutch researcher Joris Fellinger has developed a model that assesses and predicts the fire-resistant behaviour of concrete floor slabs. He discovered that the slabs crack after just 15 minutes but do ...

Swiss scientists have made significant progress in improving the lifespan of aging concrete bridges ...