Concrete is everywhere. As the world's most widely used construction material, it forms bridges, buildings, roads and other ...

Sealing the concrete prematurely traps rising bleed water and air beneath the top surface creating weak or soft zones directly beneath the slab’s surface. Mixing bleed water into the surface or ...

Rising Adoption of Prefabricated Construction The increasing preference for off-site construction methods is accelerating the demand for precast concrete components. Prefabrication offers enhanced ...

"We found that there is a shortage of materials to replace cement, and the prices are rising relatively quickly ... The project consists of building concrete slabs structured the same way ...

When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of random cracks that may occur because of concrete shrinkage and temperature restraints ...