Researchers at TU Wien are working with technology partners to develop a digital manufacturing process for topology-optimized ...

Concrete is an integral part of any construction project, whether you are building roads, a a ground floor in your private home, or a power plant. This is because concrete is very durable, but it can ...

In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, construction materials such as steel—a necessary material for use in traditional concrete applications—have been significantly impacted by price increases ...

Concrete is a mix of cement, an aggregate such as gravel, and water. For added strength, steel fibers are often added. Now, scientists are claiming that a new type of fiber-reinforced concrete could ...

Concrete is a very durable material. Fine examples of its first structural use by the Romans are still standing, and concrete is now probably the most widely used building material in the world.

Now Reinforced Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials in modern history. Concrete and steel acomplement each other. While plain unreinforced concrete is relatively brittle and ...

BMW M’s Concept Neue Klasse features Bcomp ampliTex woven flax fiber composites used to manufacture the roof among other interior and exterior components. The materials, manufacturing processes, ...

Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) has a long history of use in building facades, and was originally developed for its superior performance in seismic zones. The decorative concrete industry ...

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is rapidly emerging as a premier material for precast concrete construction. First introduced as “reactive powder concrete” in the early 1990s, this material has ...