In a world where concrete is as ubiquitous as air, its environmental toll is impossible to ignore. The production of cement, ...

Formwork shall be tight to control loss of mortar ... Wall and column forms are often placed on previously hardened concrete slabs that are not perfectly flat. Thus there are some gaps under ...

Concrete's strength and structural integrity come not only in its material properties, but also from how it's molded during construction. An architecture student has devised a clever way to build ...

According to an announcement from ETH Zurich, research from an architecture PhD student shows that a new type of formwork to shape ... reinforced concrete floor slabs - further reducing ...

Smooth off using wood float. Leave to set for 24 hours, then remove formwork. Lay out 2 rows of 4 blocks along length of your slab, leaving a 10mm gap between both blocks and rows. Mark outside ...