Days after the collapse of a building in the city’s Transport Nagar, a team of experts from Gujarat’s National Forensic Science University on Tuesday took up its investigation into the reasons that ...

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, ...

The debris of the collapsed building, which killed 18 workers, shows some beams and slabs sitting on top of each, but not a single column. Experts believe the columns were crushed to powder due to use ...

The single-storey library building consists of a lofty wedge-shaped public library area encompassed on three sides by cellular office accommodation. The long east wall of the library area is fully ...

During concrete works, one detail that often goes unnoticed by non-engineers is the rebar chair. These small supports hold reinforcement bars at the correct height before and during concrete ...