Sylvester Stallone's plan to install a floating barrier in the Intracoastal Waterway near his $35 million Palm Beach estate has sparked controversy among neighbors. DAMON HIGGINS/PALM BEACH DAILY ...

Pouring a concrete patio can cost $2,532 on average, with most homeowners spending between $1,533 and $4,740 or between $4.40 and $16 per square foot. These prices ...

THE Generalitat de Catalunya will install a floating desalination plant in the port of Barcelona to help the fight against the region’s drought, it has been announced. David Mascort, the ...

Stiff or rigid fibers typically have a greater tendency to protrude up through the slab than flexible fibers. Proper external vibration is another key factor when finishing fiber-reinforced concrete.

Unlike re-rod or wire mesh added during a pour, fiber-strand reinforcing is uniform throughout the slab ... a wood or magnesium float between bull-floating and brooming produces a slightly ...

Contraction joints (sometimes called control joints) are used in unreinforced and lightly reinforced slabs-on-ground to minimize random cracking. By creating straight-line weakened-planes in ...