New efforts to make more eco-friendly concrete involve the addition of graphene, according to a study recently published from Rice University in the journal Carbon. Chemist James Tour, who worked on ...

The strength and durability of cement has made it a staple building material around the world, but engineers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia have finally come up with a ...

A study on the new rubber-based concrete titled "Design and strength optimization method for the production of structural lightweight concrete: An experimental investigation for the complete ...

Used tires are brought to a kiln area via conveyor at the CEMEX plant in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo: The Courier-Journal) First there’s a hissing sound as a gate opens to expose the glowing orange ...

Engineers have developed a more resilient type of concrete using recycled tires that could be used for concrete structures like buildings, roads, dams and bridges while reducing landfill waste. UBC ...

SUGAR CREEK, Mo. (Nov. 17)—Lafarge North America has postponed slightly its plan to burn whole tires as fuel in its cement kiln at Sugar Creek while it modifies the insertion point for the tires, said ...