Researchers around the world are working to find ways to make concrete greener, including at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mixing pea gravel with concrete is not only possible, it's actually beneficial for certain projects, as long as you do it correctly. Pea gravel consists of smooth, rounded stones that are typically ...

To make aerated concrete, add a foam-forming agent and stir in a significant amount of air. This serves to make the concrete ...

Concrete is everywhere, right? We walk on it, drive on it, build our houses on it. But producing the ubiquitous construction material makes up a significant portion of global greenhouse gases that are ...

From countertops to fireplace surrounds, decorative contractors continue to push the limits of concrete. The beauty of decorative concrete begins with the mix design, and with several precast mixes ...

The requirements for the concrete used in this exceptional project are colossal. The concrete is produced by Godel-Beton, which has been involved in the Stuttgart 21 project since 2013 and supplies ...

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) is now offering the newest version of "Design and Control of Concrete Mixture," newly updated in 2008. It addresses the fundamentals of freshly mixed and hardened ...

Concrete, in one form or another, has been a staple of human construction for some 5,000 years. Now, researchers have finally brought the ancient technology to outer space. For the first time, ...

Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...