From warehouse floors to high-tech, pharmaceutical and food manufacturing facilities, the trend toward jointless floors continues to grow anywhere fewer joints, fewer cracks, less maintenance and ...

A slab's long-term performance is determined by far more than compressive strength, finish quality or flatness. While much attention is given to mix design, placement, consolidation and curing, one ...

Little did he know it, but an online continuing education course Keith Iott took a few years ago would help form his vision for a first-of-its-kind hotel project in Ocean City, Md., in 2019. Iott was ...

In terms of inspiration, “we based our design on historical construction principles and techniques that have since been forgotten,” explains Philippe Block, Associate Professor of Architecture and ...

Slabs are used to represent the floor or roof system of a building. The slab used in wood frame construction represents the thickness of the floor joist and flooring system. If a concrete slab is used ...

The Pantheon in Rome, built in AD 126 by the Emperor Hadrian, and 1 Wall Street, a Lower Manhattan skyscraper recently converted into luxury condos, might not appear similar at first glance. The grand ...

A concrete transfer slab at Promenade Peak failed quality checks and is being replaced to ensure structural integrity without affecting homeowners. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...