Concrete can be formed into anything, including these “faux-stone” walls at a new residential development in New Canaan, Conn. When the mixture cools, the party is over and what remains are solid ...

Concrete curing is the process of maintaining adequate moisture in concrete within a proper temperature range in order to aid cement hydration at early ages. Hydration is the chemical reaction between ...

Researchers have developed a nondestructive and noninvasive optical technique that can determine the setting times for various types of cement paste, which is used to bind new and old concrete ...