Slab thickness is the greatest single factor controlling the load-carry capacity of a slab-on-ground. While other factors including concrete compressive strength, the thickness and quality of the base ...

Charleston city officials appear on the cusp of banning "slab-on grade" construction, a building method that some view as egregious and which puts homes at greater flood risk. The fact that such a ...

Sprawling single-family home developments common along Charleston's outer edges could soon face new building regulations to reduce their impact on flooding. City Council voted March 28 to give initial ...

Most slabs-on-ground are unreinforced or nominally reinforced for crack-width control. When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of ...

This story is part of a special Housing North series looking at the market in northeastern Ontario. Even with a dirt trench running down the hallway, and exposed wires and pipes hanging from the ...