A new method of connecting precast beams and columns will make it possible to quickly repair concrete buildings damaged by extreme events such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The patented technology, ...

Early damage to beam‒column joints during an earthquake can cause rapid degradation of structural seismic performance or even collapse of buildings. Installing reinforced concrete (RC) wing walls to ...

Understanding how gantry cranes function within the precast concrete workflow helps project managers, facility planners, and contractors make better decisions ...

Hear that? Pencils are sharpening. Teachers are decorating classrooms. Back to school is underway. With the attention to these facilities, take a moment to acknowledge the thought that went into the ...

For years, precast concrete has been viewed as a mass-produced product with no personality or visual appeal—the vanilla of building materials. Thanks to recent technological innovations in precast ...

Architectural concrete as we know it today was invented in the 19th century. It reached new heights in the U.S. after World War II when mid-century modernism was in vogue, following in the footsteps ...

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) published ACI 318-19: “ Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete ” in July 2019, in response to new engineering practices and industry changes. ACI 318 ...

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