Under an elevated road there is a strip of land nobody has ever wanted. No light reaches it, nothing planted there survives, ...

A new engineering method could be the difference between a building surviving a failed support column and a chain reaction ...

A new method of connecting precast beams and columns will make it possible to quickly repair concrete buildings damaged by extreme events such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The patented technology, ...

South Korean researchers have developed a new concrete column construction technology that can cut construction time at large ...

Just look around. Concrete columns hold up potted plants, drip water or turn modern landscapes into ancient ruins. So why not make one of your own? Don't hesitate because you think concrete is ...

Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) said on the 27th that it developed a "hollow precast ...

There are several different types of strength, not just one — and concrete, while it excels at some, falls far short in ...

Katsuya Fukushima and Hiroko Tominaga of FT Architects have completed a residence called Column and Slab in Tokyo, Japan. The three-storey building is situated on a narrow 5 x 14 metre site. Eight ...

Is your house built with pillar construction? If this line sounds familiar, there's no surprise. Among larger cities today, building the house with concrete pillars and beams is becoming common, just ...