Discover the award-winning Zando Central Market in Kinshasa, a climate-responsive architecture project by THINK TANK ...

A transfer slab is simply a thick reinforced concrete floor slab where a column sits on top of a slab but does not have a column immediately below. In other words, it bridges between supporting ...

Discover the role of exploded axonometry in architecture and how it illustrates spatial organization, construction logic, and ...

Engineers from the University of Warwick have led the creation of the world’s first structural engineering manual for bamboo, ...

Comprehensive guidance about the design of permanent bamboo structures has been published by the Institution of Structural ...

Archaeologists excavating a Pompeii site uncovered the secret behind the longevity of ancient Roman structures: a unique concrete mixture that could chemically repair itself over time. A recent study, ...

Affordable, versatile, incredibly strong and locally available, concrete is the world’s most used manmade material. But it also has a huge carbon footprint, accounting for around 8% of global ...

Cracks in structures are discontinuities that occur due to stress, material degradation, or design flaws, compromising structural integrity. Detecting and analyzing cracks is crucial for assessing ...

1 Weifang Development Co., Ltd., Shandong Hi-speed Group, Weifang, Shandong, China 2 School of Transportation Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, Shandong, China In this study, the ...

Somerset Community College (SCC) is at the helm of Floodbuster 1—Kentucky’s first-ever 3D Concrete Printed (3DCP) structure. The project builds on SCC’s decade of experience in additive manufacturing, ...

It comes as no surprise to architects and engineers that clay-rich soils which retain lots of moisture are unstable. Clay soils have a water-holding capacity of about 1.35-2.5 in. of water per foot of ...