This study investigates the mechanical behavior of alkali-activated concrete (AAC) subjected to triaxial compression under different confining pressures and freeze-thaw cycles. A series of triaxial ...

Concrete is the second most consumed material worldwide, produced at a rate of 1.1 billion tons per year, and is used to construct a wide variety of structures such as roads, buildings, bridges, and ...

Winter is coming to the Northern Hemisphere. That means reinforced concrete bridges, parking garages, and buildings could be in for a wild ride on the “roller coaster” of freeze-thaw cycling. To ...

Concrete is one of the most durable building materials used in modern-day infrastructures, but it has a weakness -- ice -- which can cause it to crumble. Now, inspired by organisms that survive in sub ...