One of the leading threats to these structures is concrete shrinkage in the walls which can lead to cracks, enabling water to escape or contaminants to leech into the environment. There are many ...

Take a good, long look at your driveway - what do you see? For most of us, the answer is concrete, and likely cracked ...

[Also,] shrinkage cracks in a slab from too much water initially in the mix, or to adding water during placement, can result in spalling (surface chunks coming loose) that require concrete repair." ...

Researchers from Hohai University, Northwestern University, and Politecnico di Milano have introduced a pioneering mesoscale mechanical discrete model, LDPM-MicroF, to simulate the fracture behavior ...