There is a widely held picture of how concrete works, and almost every part ...

For homeowners across the Greater St. Louis and regions, from Columbia to Cape Girardeau Missouri to Champaigne IL and back; that combination of friends usually means calling around to three or four ...

Concrete slabs-on-ground develop curl when a moisture or temperature gradient exists between the top and bottom surfaces of the slab. As the exposed top surface dries and shrinks relative to the ...

Most building materials are permeable to moisture. More recently, buildings are being built more tightly, which adds to the need for moisture control. Porous materials that become saturated with ...

Concrete construction depends on accurate moisture monitoring during curing and every stage that follows. The quality of cast-in-place concrete depends on accurate moisture measurement. Moisture ...

In liquid-bearing concrete structures, joints are where protective linings fail first. A monolithic film is asked to span a moving gap and stay bonded to both sides through thermal swings, settlement, ...

Abstract: Refractory concrete materials require a time and energy intensive drying and dehydration process at temperatures up to approximately 600°C before safe use in industrial applications is ...

In this paper, an experimental program was carried out to investigate the residual mechanical properties of high strength concrete and normal strength concrete, and how moisture content and ...