Concrete is one of most durable manmade materials, but even this old industry workhorse has its weaknesses. Exposure to harsh weather, reactions with common elements, and poor construction can all ...

QDEAR TIM: Some of the concrete walkways in our association's 100-acre island development are disintegrating. The surface is crumbling. Other adjacent concrete, poured at the same time, is in great ...

Was it "cement," as NPR has been reporting, or "concrete" that failed at the bottom of the BP well, causing millions of gallons of oil to be released into the Gulf of Mexico? Some listeners have ...

A failing concrete overlay on I-40 near Raleigh-Durham, NC, was determined by the North Carolina DOT to be in need of replacement. The specifications for the project provided that the concrete overlay ...

ATLANTA -- Commuter Dude found an attempted road fix using bad concrete made the problem even worse. "Even he swerved out of the way. Everybody swerves out of the way," David Gamble said, pointing out ...

Authorities say chunks of concrete that fell from a San Francisco Bay Area bridge came from a failed expansion joint.But Tony Tavares of the California Department of Transportation insists Friday that ...

A concrete delivery is rejected due to excessive moisture, showing the importance of quality control on site. ‘Melbourne has had a gutful’: Two officers hospitalised, flags burnt and missiles thrown ...

The 27th Street Bridge will remain closed through the weekend and into next week project, officials say. The bridge closure, which went into effect Wednesday evening to facilitate concrete pouring and ...

Was it "cement," as NPR has been reporting, or "concrete" that failed at the bottom of the BP well, causing millions of gallons of oil to be... Did Cement Or Concrete Fail In Oil Well? MICHELE NORRIS, ...