In fact, normal concrete only has one-tenth the strength in tension as it has in compression. The contractor might be pouring concrete that has a compressive strength of 4,000 pounds per square ...

But concrete only has about one-tenth the strength in tension that it has in compression. Tension is a bending force. Put a wood toothpick in your hands and snap it in half. That’s tension ...

A paper published in Engineering details the development and potential of compression-cast concrete (CCC), which could reshape the future of construction. Concrete production is a major ...

Notice how the top notch squeezes together in compression, while the bottom notch spreads apart under tension. Pre-stressed concrete is an ideal material for beam bridge construction; the concrete ...

Designed to "float" over the ground, the ClassicCourt slab is held in a constant state of compression, absorbing movement and resisting structural cracking. Post-tension concrete has been used in ...