Level crossing removal works are ramping up at Ferris Road in Melton, with piling complete and concrete poured to form ...

The purpose of these projects is to address structural deficiencies and substandard elements to bring each structure to a ...

A biofilm forms on the interior surface of concrete as seawater penetrates the concrete of a road tunnel ... [Sprayed concrete] also often contains steel fibers for increased strength.

This process occurs when concrete loses its moisture during the day and cracks form, giving water and other ... can provide improved protection to the steel reinforcement when coupled with lower ...

Penetrating seawater carries bacteria that form colonies – biofilm ... When seawater penetrates concrete in road tunnels, a biofilm is formed that breaks down the concrete.

“The true foundation of recovery in Gaza will be more than concrete and steel,” he said. “It will be dignity, self-determination and security. This means staying true to the bedrock of international ...

stable vaulted floors using far less concrete and steel than usual, with a novel formwork design inspired by origami. The Unfold Form – created by Lotte Scheder-Bieschin, a doctoral architecture ...

Above it are allotments, while a road with a bus stop is below ... The moisture in the soil and concrete creates an electrolytic connection to the steel in the retaining wall. This forms a localised ...

That’s why the current concrete (that we use for roads has) steel reinforcement ... That built-in flexibility also gives the new form of concrete the ability to “self-heal.” ...