The most labor-intensive job of our log cabin so far is finished! We carried 21 bags of concrete mix, each weighing 66 lb, ...

A concrete retaining wall can last about 50 to 100 years, after which the degraded material must be hauled away for recycling or disposal, and fresh concrete manufactured to rebuild.

In this episode, we showcase our recent progress in building our foundation. We've successfully cut and debarked 80 logs, and all holes are dug with rebar installed into the rock. The next step is to ...

3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology is already known to offer a more efficient approach to constructing buildings. A new type of 3DCP is said to be better, resulting in walls that are a claimed ...

Thick concrete walls, averaging 8 inches or more, form the backbone of many structures, serving as load-bearing supports, perimeter walls, ...

A Germany-based construction engineering company says it has constructed the world’s first load-bearing concrete walls built with a 3D printer.. Züblin built a new warehouse from a single 3D print for ...

Ancient Roman concrete could self-heal thanks to “hot mixing” with quicklime Mysterious lime clasts, dismissed as defects, turn out to serve a useful purpose.

Another myth is about the reduced cost due to thinner walls, again not fully true for additional costs of the concrete components nullify the masonry savings, where thin walls bring more noise and ...

The walls will be constructed using soil sourced from within 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) of the site, says Hassell, and contain a thin wire mesh between layers for reinforcement.