Penetrating seawater carries bacteria that form colonies – biofilm. The bacteria attack the concrete that is supposed to prevent stones from loosening from the tunnel walls. The concrete becomes ...

If you’re reading this, chances are you are now either touching concrete or touching something that is touching concrete. By weight, the material makes up 46% of everything humans manufacture. But for ...

Every year, hundreds, maybe thousands of roads fall victim to natural disasters, be they floods, tsunamis or simply light rains that damage the structure and thus destroy everything in their way.

Anyone who has driven for any considerable length in bad winter weather has had that moment of panic when one second you feel completely in control of the automobile and the next you feel like a bull ...

• Based on socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, concrete roads provide superior returns on social capital outlays in the medium to long-term basis The ongoing debate between concrete road ...

The rate at which asphalt roads fail has become alarming, provoking a debate on the way out. Many, including leading industrialist and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, are voting for concrete ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Michigan taxpayers spent $700 million to build a new 20-mile-long ribbon of highway — M-6 — to connect the freeways around Grand Rapids 13 years ago. But despite warranties on the ...

Just as winter is nearing, scientists made a discovery that will improve driving conditions in winters to come. The research team at Drexel University found that by adding paraffin wax to concrete ...

BAN. TRUMP HAS FOUND TO REMAIN ON THE BALLOT. THE CITY OF OVERLAND PARK IS MAKING CHANGES TO ROADWAYS. MANY PEOPLE USE IN AND AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. IT CAN BE SEEN ON DENNIS EVANS IS IN OVERLAND ...

A truck salts 76 East during a winter storm in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the ...

Road salt, used in copious helpings each winter to protect them from ice and preserve safe driving conditions, is slowly degrading the concrete they’re made of. Engineers have known for some time that ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Kansas has always been a pioneer in transportation. From the Oregon and Santa Fe Trail to the Midland ...