When bridges, dam walls and other structures made of concrete are streaked with dark cracks after a few decades, the culprit is AAR: the alkali-aggregate reaction. AAR damages concrete structures all ...

The road around Lake Mead will see a sporadic parade of concrete trucks Thursday, as material is hauled in to feed construction of a new water intake pipe hundreds of feet underground. Starting at ...

Large concrete structures need to be regularly tested for defects that may compromise their stability. While acoustic tests performed by certified inspectors are usually the inspection method of ...

Every drop of water stored in our country's reservoirs, water treatment plants, and behind dams is vital to the well-being of the population they serve and the local economy. This mission is even more ...

Cracks, which could be classified according to their thickness as fissures or fractures, are serious problems in the construction industry that can negatively affect aesthetics, durability and, most ...

The intake system that will draw cooling makeup water from the Kaskaskia River for Constellation Energy Group’s $250 million Holland Energy plant in Shelby County, Ill., was designed to balance ...