The precast slabs are 14.9m long; they span across the main office space, stopping short of the circulation space which runs along the east wall. To accommodate the curved form of the building, the ...

Above are the rib and block slabs and below are in situ concrete slabs. The rib and block slabs need less raw material in their making which makes them more economical to use during construction among ...

The team behind the proposed refurbishment of the 1970 Euston Tower tell Richard Waite how a system trialled in Denmark for ...

Results that are obtained from concrete specimens during laying of concrete may not actually represent the concrete strength in the structure. In situ NDT (non-destructive testing) at several ...

In Basel's Matthäus district, a residential tower rises between two smaller adjacent houses to almost archaic effect. The contrast between the modern architecture and the existing houses to the right ...

Concrete is a permeable substance capable of absorbing and releasing moisture, which can continue to affect the RH of a slab long after it's been placed. Many people don’t realize how important ...

Lee-Ann Dippenaar, an up-and-coming young woman engineer, is among the members of the Tango’s Consulting team that participated in the design and is now overseeing the construction of a unique precast ...