Concrete cracks. The reasons for that are the stuff of engineering seminars, Ph.D. dissertations, and contractors’ worst nightmares. Here’s a short list: Differential Settlement: Concrete needs to be ...

Infrastructure supports and facilitates our daily lives – think of the roads we drive on, the bridges and tunnels that help transport people and freight, the office buildings where we work and the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal lawsuit between a popular pool company and its insurance provider could set a precedent for whether insurers should cover damage from concrete cancer, also known as ...

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A workers' union is sounding the alarm after cracking was discovered in Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel's newly poured concrete. "When you see something crack, rarely does it stop cracking," said ...