The seismic mitigation of buildings has been a challenge for engineers since the construction of the first two-story structure.
By Isabelle Robinson
3 Apr 2019
Energy efficiency should be as high on the list of desirables as the number of bedrooms, storage space and proximity to local schools/amenities when buying a new house.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
3 Apr 2019
Builders have been using reinforced concrete since prehistoric times, and over the millennia, this technology has evolved.
By Brett Smith
3 Apr 2019
On the whole, concrete is a fairly sustainable material and it has a number of environmentally-friendly benefits.
By Brett Smith
26 Mar 2019
There is a growing need for very reliable, high speed and non-contact measurement systems which are capable of accurately measuring the roughness of surfaces.
By Benedette Cuffari
26 Mar 2019
With the constantly increasing capacity to fabricate dense structures at nanoscopic scales, the improvement of surface characterization techniques is of vital importance.
By Dhruv Tyagi
26 Mar 2019
All of the exciting properties and application possibilities have made graphene the material of our time and civilization. But how sustainable is it?
By Dr. Ramya Dwivedi
26 Mar 2019
Robust thermal analysis of building materials and structures is essential to the building and construction industry.
By Brett Smith
18 Mar 2019
This article explores the use of silica in building materials.
By Isabelle Robinson
4 Mar 2019
This article takes a look at the chemical composition of concrete.
By Isabelle Robinson
4 Mar 2019