A new software program has been designed to reduce the time taken to detect weak points in large structures such as bridges, cranes, oil platforms, and mining equipment from a number of days to several minutes. This novel program, created by Akselos a company based at EPFL’s Innovation Park, integrates 3D and 1D elements, and is more dependable than the traditional technique. It is also capable of accomplishing all of this with accuracy and unparalleled speed.
Pure calcite is a weak, fragile mineral that is generally present in chalk. As such, construction engineers do not prefer to use this mineral as a building material. However, if calcite is reinforced by a factor of two or more, similar to the way a mollusk has done to protect itself from predators through an evolutionary process, it could be a suitable building material.
Concrete, the commonly used construction material all over the world, is a key contributor to climate change. As a result, scientists from Rice University have suggested that it is important to know every detail about it's manufacturing process.
The most widely used construction material is concrete, and its production is a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions. However, some basic questions on this common construction material relating to its microscopic structure and behavior have remained unanswered.
Insulation specialist Celotex has once again demonstrated its innovative credentials with the launch of Celotex SL5000. Specifically targeted at concrete soffit liner applications, Celotex SL5000 is an exciting new addition to the company’s ‘5000’ series premium performing product range.
CHOMARAT announces the launch of its new generation of reinforcements for roofing felt: RotaflamTM Neo, developed in collaboration with Norafin.
An industry-leading fire protection coating from Sherwin-Williams has been utilised on its first major project, to protect part of a £45million development at one of Scotland’s leading shopping destinations.
Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, signed an agreement to acquire Maritime International, Inc., a U.S. based privately owned marine fender systems company. The company designs and manufactures marine fender systems and other quay accessories. The acquisition strengthens the presence of Trelleborg in berthing, docking and mooring in North America and reinforces Trelleborg’s leading position globally.
Lucideon, the international materials technology company, has published a new white paper, ‘Digital Image Correlation for Construction’.
The paper discusses the current and potential applications of Digita...
Florida Polytechnic University’s iconic Innovation, Science and Technology (IST) Building has won this year's Global Project of the Year award from Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading construction industry trade publication.
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