At that time, it was more expensive to build concrete walls with a precast product.” What has changed over the course of 20 years? “We use a lot more concrete when pouring foundations ...

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) publishes standards for the design and use of such concrete mixtures. Gravity retaining walls are thicker at their base than at the top. By design, the weight of ...

Building a "big, beautiful wall" between the US and Mexico was the signature promise of President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign. A concrete barrier, he said, would serve to stop what he ...

European materials manufacturers have teamed up to create a lightweight technology that could take the place of concrete, ...