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Color is no longer a specialty add-on in concrete. It has become a mainstream design feature for residential, commercial, and ...

Jianzhuang Xiao is a professor of recycled concrete materials and structures at Tongji University, Shanghai, China, and a vice-president at Guangxi University, Nanning, China. Zongjin Li is a ...

In this video, learn how to create a concrete bonsai pot at home using simple materials. The process involves mixing 1 part ...

Researchers at Princeton University have developed a new type of concrete that is 17 times tougher and 19 times more flexible ...

The world gets a little greyer every year. According to a paper published in 2014 concrete—an aggregate material made by mixing cement, sand and gravel—is the second-most consumed substance in the ...

In 2014, hundreds of Angelenos gathered downtown to watch more than 2,000 trucks pour concrete into a vast hole. During that event, Los Angeles set a world record: 80 million pounds of concrete were ...