Researchers have developed bacteria that produce a kind of glue that can "knit together" cracks in concrete structures. Nine students at Newcastle University in the U.K. engineered a microbe to swim ...

Infrastructure supports and facilitates our daily lives – think of the roads we drive on, the bridges and tunnels that help transport people and freight, the office buildings where we work and the ...

Q Our fireplace brick is cracked, and we want to know if there is any way to fix it. Also, there are cracks in our patio. Can those be repaired or at least made less unsightly? A Let’s take the patio ...

Q. My concrete driveway has eight large slabs. The driveway slopes down from my garage to the street. The straight-line gaps between the slabs has enlarged, and some cracks are as wide as 2 inches now ...

Learn how to tell when a foundation crack might indicate a serious structural problem—and when you can repair it yourself and ...

If you have been shopping for caulks lately, you have probably discovered that it is no easy task. The number of products available in the market is enough to leave you thoroughly confused. ”In part, ...

If cracks in concrete can be fixed when they're still tiny, then they can't become large cracks that ultimately cause structures such as bridges to collapse. It is with this in mind that various ...

Earlier this year we took a look at the development of self-healing concrete that repairs its own cracks using a built-in healing agent. While this kind of technology holds promise for construction in ...

Some things in life are guaranteed, such as death and taxes. Cracks in concrete can be added to that list. Concrete contains gallons and gallons of water when it’s first poured. As the concrete dries, ...

If you are building a new driveway at your home, you'll want to pick the best concrete for your driveway to ensure it remains intact and lasts a long time. When you buy an existing home, though, you ...

Q: I have a concrete-slab patio with a long crack in it that seems to be widening. What could be causing this? The house is about 30 years old and the yard slopes. A: Some things in life are ...