MOSCOW, November 8. /TASS/ Researchers from the Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) have created a new technique for determining freeze-thaw resistance for construction ...
Concrete is one of the most abundant and durable building materials used in modern-day infrastructures, but it has a weakness--ice--which can cause it to crumble and spall. Now, inspired by organisms ...
Scientists have found that adding air-entrainment to recycled brick aggregate concrete dramatically boosts its freeze-thaw durability, demonstrating its potential for ...
Daily temperature swings can make water freeze and expand, then thaw and contract. Because concrete is porous and absorbs liquid, these changes often make its surface flake and peel. But researchers ...
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 ...
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