Tag: concrete structures

Construction Equipment

Conductive “sensing skin” paint could stop cracks in bridges, concrete structures before it’s too late

A new paint-on “sensing skin” would allow officials to retrofit bridges and other concrete structures with the ability to detect cracks or other weaknesses before they spread beyond repair. While many new structures today are built with strain sensors, this new technology would provide officials with an easier way to outfit existing critical concrete structures […]

July 22, 2014

Construction Equipment

Concrete canvas tent inflates and hardens into permanent structure

This is a development that has great to potential to have far reaching effects across the world. A U.K. company called Concrete Canvas has developed inflatable tents out of their material that harden into permanent structures after sprayed with water. The canvas itself is lightweight and flexible but contains all of the materials that make up concrete. […]

March 14, 2013