The absence of an atmosphere on the moon also means the bricks will be exposed to strong cosmic radiation and strikes from ...
China has unveiled materials for the construction of a future lunar base that could be sourced directly from the moon and more durable than conventional concrete bricks. In a report on Saturday ...
Concrete blocks and cement blocks are preformed, manufactured concrete structures that are ready for on-site installation. They are manufactured, cast, and cured in factories or other production ...
According to Interesting Engineering, the scientists have created "multilayered glass bricks similar to figure eights," designed to seamlessly interlock ... to concrete blocks, meaning they ...
Tests by MIT showed that one glass brick can handle pressure similar to that of regular concrete blocks. In a real-world test ...
The concave concrete structures were designed to pick up sound waves from enemy aircraft, making it possible to predict their flight trajectory, giving enough time for ground forces to be alerted ...
pervious concrete contractors strive for compaction, aggregate interlock and a porous surface. Like traditional concrete, there are many different methods and equipment for pouring pervious concrete.
Retaining Walls 101
For the average do-it-yourselfer, building a retaining wall is easiest when using masonry blocks that will be stacked no ...
We didn’t notice [Nikita]’s post about building a concrete 3D printer, a few months ago, but the idea seems sound: build a basic CNC XY axis and then add a mortar pump and hose to deposit ...
Move over, 3D printed houses. There’s a new game in town, and it is able to use standard concrete blocks to build the walls of a house in just one day. Australian company FBR’s Hadrian X is a ...
A relatively new ransomware operation named Interlock attacks organizations worldwide, taking the unusual approach of creating an encryptor to target FreeBSD servers. Launched at the end of ...