BENTS EYED Vault during a troubled construction phase, when columns of concrete bents were reinforced. (Photo courtesy of Eiffel/Laubeuf) Construction problems with supports of the vaulted concrete ...

The seismic performance of beam-column joints in reinforced concrete structures is paramount for ensuring the overall resilience of built environments in regions exposed to earthquakes. These joints ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Construction has resumed as normal on Ohio State University’s $1.8 billion inpatient hospital at Wexner Medical Center after a cracked concrete column threw an unexpected ...

In the best of all worlds there wouldn’t be any joints or cracks in concrete floors at all, they wouldn’t shrink or curl—they would remain flat. Technology is moving us in that direction with the ...

Metal building system builders have an option to use straight columns or tapered columns to hold up the structure. In many metal building applications, straight columns may have more steel than they ...

Ohio State paused construction of its new $1.9 billion inpatient hospital within the Wexner Medical Center after engineers found cracks in a column Monday. University spokesperson Ben Johnson said in ...