A Primer on GPR in Concrete

A Primer on GPR in Concrete

Brief  Ground-penetrating radar is a useful tool for detecting embedded structures in concrete and for estimating wrap thickness, but the data it yields can be difficult to understand, writes Ibtisam Abbasi. Researchers have found ground penetrating radar can detect...
How to Clean Paint Brushes and Keep Them in Good Condition

How to Clean Paint Brushes and Keep Them in Good Condition

Brief  A good paint brush isn’t cheap, so learning how to clean paint brushes and maintain them for future DIY projects is a job that needs to be taken seriously.   Insight A good paint brush isn’t cheap, so learning how to clean paint brushes and maintain them...
How to Transition From Rainscreen Cladding to Brick

How to Transition From Rainscreen Cladding to Brick

Brief  Emma Walshaw is the founder of First In Architecture and The Detail Library, and has written a number of books aiming to facilitate a better understanding of construction and detailing. Contributions by Aida Rodriguez-Vega, architect and researcher at the...

Impregnating Compound for Cement-Concrete Road Pavement

Author(s) Rauan Lukpanov, Duman Dyusembinov, Zhanbolat Shakhmov, Denis Tsygulov, Yelaman Aibuldinov and Nikolai Ivanovich Vatin   Abstract The paper proposes an impregnation composition for cement concrete roads used as an ice-phobic coating. The composition has...
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