The concrete bridges carrying Route 1 to the Devil’s Slide tunnels, under construction in June 2008. Advances in cement manufacture promise to substantially shrink the energy costs of this ubiquitous ...

Concrete is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. Benjamin Skuse asks if AI can help tame concrete’s climate impact ...

The China Building Materials Federation, Conch Group, and Huawei held an event in Wuhu, China, to showcase their AI model for the cement building materials industry. The model is the first of its kind ...

Cement is used to bind concrete, the most-used construction material in the world and a significant source of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Its manufacturing contributes as much as 8 percent of the ...

In a new study, Princeton engineers have unlocked the secret to creating cement that is 17 times tougher than conventional materials. Inspired by the unique properties of oyster shells, this ...

A recent research published in Engineering has unveiled a novel analysis-oriented stress–strain model that promises to revolutionize the way engineers understand and design with ultra-high-performance ...

Among major industrial polluters, cement is one of the ‘hard to abate’ industries as carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are an inescapable output in the production of clinker from coal, releasing at ...

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is no longer just for architects, design engineers and general contractors. New advances in BIM technology allow concrete contractors to build constructable models ...