Thus, knowing an engineer's guide to the ratio of mixing cement, sand and aggregates, which is fundamental in building ...

Researchers have developed a breakthrough method to turn lunar and Martian sand into strong building materials. This innovation could revolutionize space exploration by allowing future colonies on the ...

You cannot have concrete without sand. River beds are being dug up across Africa to fuel a building boom, with little thought for what this means for the health of the river, and those who depend ...

An Arduino and Raspberry Pi work together to command the stepper motors to create various patterns in the sand. Low-cost pine is used to build most of the table, with oak used for the attractive ...

Although geotechnical engineers cannot prevent earthquakes directly, they play a crucial role in minimising their destructive impact by analysing soil condition to inform the design of earthquake-resi ...

And in parts of India, where they’ve seen dramatic price increases for sand since the building boom started about a decade ago, cartels control much of the construction industry’s supply. Illegal ...