Structural Engineers at Stanford: Enough of Flat Slab Construction
This is after they discovered that many of the building collapses in the recent Mexico City earthquake use such construction method. Other than scientific principles, engineers do their jobs according to codes and regulations. With discoveries in engineering and development in various technologies, these codes and regulations evolve through time, changing how systems and techniques […]
Roads Are Better When Built With Slag, New Research Finds
Other than it makes the process cheaper, the material allows for improved road quality. Slag, or those stony matter which usually consists of a mixture of silicates with calcium, phosphorur, and sulphur, is regarded as waste or left over after a metal has been separated from its raw ore. But it’s not really waste now […]
Researchers Find Inspiration in Sea Urchins to Make Elastic Concrete
Reinforced concrete without steel bars but has the necessary flexural strength? Soon possible. Concrete is considered as the most widely used human-made construction material in the world, thanks largely to its compressive strength provided by its calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) component. But we know that for concrete to withstand loads, it needs to […]