Instead of traditional bricks and stones, concrete blocks are used to construct structures. They are made of sand, aggregates, cement, and water. Hollow concrete blocks are cement, sand ...

Standing for just one hour at the shore of Russia's Lake Karachay ("black water") in 1990 would have killed you. Before it ...

Concrete blocks and cement blocks may be either hollow or porous. They also differ in terms of dimensional, thermal, mechanical, and physical specifications. Hollow blocks are supplied with an open ...

Code-named Mulberry, each harbour was formed using sunken break-waters made from hollow concrete blocks and old ship hulks. This created calm water where Allied vessels could drop anchor.

At a shipyard on the North Sea, workers in luminiscent vests are building dozens of massive, hollow concrete boulders, each ...

Proper reinforcement includes steel rebar that extends through the hollow cores of the blocks from the footing to the top.

One of the topics of the Innovation in Construction Symposium this year was insulated concrete form buildings.

An insulated concrete form (ICF) foundation is made by stacking hollow foam blocks and filling them with reinforced concrete. The foam blocks stay in place and give a permanent layer of insulation.

A completed wall would send a strong message that people wanting to come to the U.S. must make a legal application--and wait ...

Distinguished Touch, a property management company, says there has been progress in the construction of its prestigious AB ...

Not having a natural source of shade is a bummer in the hot summer months. The good news is you can easily add this structure ...

It gives you the option to add weights such as sandbags or concrete blocks. By adding weight to ... Its simple yet effective design features hollow tines that penetrate the soil, removing plugs ...