Abstract Precast concrete construction has advantages over conventional in situ methods, including short construction time and improved quality control. The performance of precast construction heavily ...

The slab loads are expressed in weight per unit area, whereas the loads of beams are expressed in units of weight per length of the beam. If the slab has regular dimensions, the load transfer can be ...

Prestressed Concrete Let’s now take a look at prestressed concrete. This initial compression is used by contractors on the mixture and then applying an external load. Strong steel wires will be put ...

The Steel District Office’s design included 2908 precast concrete elements, 86 of which were UHPC beams. “The clear span is a big deal, absolutely,” he said.

A woman has gone viral for her unique and structurally-sound Halloween costume: a steel-reinforced concrete beam.

The first in a fleet of ready-mix trucks began rolling onto the Four106 office tower jobsite at 3 a.m. Saturday in downtown Bellevue. Twelve hours later, those trucks had delivered about 500 loads ...