Steel reinforcing bars and welded wire reinforcement will not prevent cracking. Reinforcement is basically dormant until the concrete cracks. After cracking, it becomes active and controls crack ...

Concrete contractors are still being penalized when welded wire reinforcement (WWR) is found to be incorrectly positioned in concrete slabs. We just heard of an interior topping slab for which ...

which means fiberglass or other fibers are mixed with the concrete at the plant, provides excellent control of thermal and stress cracking. Unlike re-rod or wire mesh added during a pour ...

A team of researchers at Michigan State University are tackling the problem head-on with a new type of concrete that they claim is “flexible, self-heating and self-healing.” Not only could it ...

Whether used in quarries to extract natural stone or in construction to cut reinforced concrete, diamond wire saw machines ...

Among those places that are familiar with traffic cones in summer is Michigan, where researchers say the fix may be in the concrete they’ve developed. There are plenty of factors that hinder ...