As a foundational building material, concrete must exceed quality and strength expectations. This means rigorous testing throughout the construction process. Concrete is the most commonly used ...

(WXYZ) — This year's pothole season has been brutal, but a group of engineers in metro Detroit are working to make sure the roads of the future can withstand all ...

When compressive strength tests of laboratory-cured cylinders fail to meet the specified acceptance criteria, core tests are commonly used to verify the strength and to obtain acceptance of the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As the Bayonne Bridge "Raise the Roadway" project and the Goethals Bridge Replacement Project progress, the Port Authority's Concrete Testing Lab is ensuring that what's ...

“This is a slump test, which is a measure of the consistency of the concrete,” said Tim Lautenbach ’04. While Lautenbach is the construction materials testing division manager at Materials Testing ...

Purdue University professor Luna Lu, at left, and students in her lab made the discoveries and conducted the experiments that have led to the development of a promising new concrete strength testing ...