The concrete support foundation for a reactor whose core melted down at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has deteriorated so much that reinforcing bars (rebars) are now exposed. Masao Uchibori, ...

The two new research products are: Interface Shear Transfer of Lightweight Aggregate Concretes with Different Lightweight Aggregates and Evaluation of Seismic Performance Factors and Pedestal Shear ...

Cracks have been found in concrete pedestals at a new Silver Line station as well as camber in concrete ties and hairline cracks in precast panels at a rail yard. MAP IMAGE COURTESY OF MWAA, WITH ENR ...

Damage to a pedestal inside the No. 1 reactor at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is more extensive than previously believed, forcing a more intensive look at its resistance to a major ...