Although concrete is commonly perceived as a dry and dense substance, it is actually an inherently porous material that more closely resembles a hard sponge. Within concrete’s matrix are microscopic ...

A new 3D ultrasonic imaging system can detect potentially deadly defects in all types of concrete. The range of materials that concrete contains - such as stone, clay, chalk, slate, iron ore and sand ...

A construction defect case arises when a property owner encounters original construction that fails to meet code or industry standards and has resulted in failures of the product. Where each ...

Researchers created a high-resolution 3D ultrasonic imaging system for concrete that uses broadband ultrasonic signals to automatically adapt to different types of concrete structures. WASHINGTON, Jan ...

LAKEWAY, Texas — The city of Lakeway has voted to amend its pool permitting ordinance in an effort to help homeowners dealing with Alkali-Silica Reaction, also known as ASR or "concrete cancer." ASR ...

A Schematic illustration of the auto-frequency-adaptive PLUS for 3D visualization of internal defects in concrete structures (left), and 3D imaging results of delamination in highly attenuative ...

Concrete may be one of the world's most familiar materials, yet much is still unknown about its inner microbial world.

Mikala is a staff photojournalist at The Austin American-Statesman in Austin, Texas. She previously served as the chief of photography at the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, where Headliners Foundation ...

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