Reinforcing steel and ribbed reinforcement bars (rebars) are essential to civil engineering, forming a category of key structural materials which, in the case of concrete-reinforcing steel, are ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- In recent years, garage floors throughout Central New York have collapsed suddenly, leaving homeowners perplexed, frustrated and, sometimes, in danger. Those collapses are always a ...

Researchers aim to gauge how buildings constructed with reinforced concrete withstand an earthquake by conducting a simulation test at a two-story building built in the 1920s in El Centro, Calif.

View gallery - 4 images In a world first, the researchers who used waste coffee grounds to make concrete that’s 30% stronger are putting their innovative material to the test by laying sidewalks made ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The ancient Romans were brilliant engineers and builders, creating a dazzling array of magnificent structures including some that have survived to modern times virtually ...