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Concrete benefits As well as providing the structural frame, concrete can be used to improve the overall performance of a…
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Car parks
Multi-storey car parks are a common feature in the UK’s towns and cities. In the past they tended to be utilitarian…
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Marine and coastal
Concretes designed to meet the appropriate requirements of EN 206-1 and BS 8500 perform well in the harsh environmental conditions…
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Highways
More than 80 per cent of the UK’s freight is carried on our roads with the majority concentrated in the…
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External hardstanding
Concrete is the ideal material for the construction of parking and working areas around buildings. It provides a hard-wearing surface…
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Bridge types
Concrete bridges come in all shapes and sizes. Designs can meet whatever functional, aesthetic and economic criteria are appropriate to…
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Bridges
More bridges are built using concrete than any other material worldwide, demonstrating continued confidence in the material’s performance and durability.…
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New 3D Print Technology for the Construction of Houses
A new 3D printer technology has been developed lately to allow the construction of a house by printing part by…
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Garden Bridge
Introduction The Garden Bridge is a proposed public bridge over the River Thames in London. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, and to be…
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Piano Building
Located in the Shannan district in Huainan City, China, this glazed building in the form of a violin leaning against a piano was…
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Liepaja Thermal Bath
In January 2017, the design for Liepja Thermal Bath and Hotel was announced as the winner in the first annual AAP American Architecture Prize…
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Constructing a Dutch tunnel in only ONE WEEKEND!
Have you watched this viral time-lapse webcam footage, which is all over Youtube, Facebook, Twitter of a Dutch tunnel construction that took up…