A paper by D. Veenendaal et al. 1 gives a detailed historical perspective of innovators who have proceeded us using fabric as part of their building forming systems, as hydraulic and geotechnical ...

KHQ.COM - An amazing new technology could change the way we respond to natural disasters and help with relief efforts worldwide. A new fabric made out of cement is completely flexible to start, but ...

PITTSFIELD, Maine — The 35-foot-long Neal Bridge on Route 11 in central Maine is the first in the nation to use a process developed at the University of Maine that is dubbed “bridge in a backpack” ...

Casting concrete is as old as the Roman Empire---the Romans poured concrete to create their aqueducts---and even now it remains among the strongest, cheapest ways to erect a structure. But it isn’t ...

According to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), 1 in 3 bridges in the U.S. need repair or replacement. Of the 2022 state data, Kentucky ranks 19 th in structurally ...

The alternatives under consideration include growing a densely rooted covering of long-bladed Bermuda grass on the protected side of levees to keep the clay underneath from eroding; using fabric turf ...