Tower Road Bascule Bridge, Birkenhead, UK

Author(s) Ray Langley   Abstract The A554 Tower Road connects Wallasey and Birkenhead on the Wirral, north west England. The road crosses the entrance to Birkenhead docks from the River Mersey by way of a moveable bridge, which is of major strategic importance in...
Concrete Units could Restore Damaged Buildings in Ukraine

Concrete Units could Restore Damaged Buildings in Ukraine

Brief  Toronto-based firm WZMH Architects wants to help Ukraine repair its war-damaged buildings with modular concrete units made with locally sourced materials. The firm believes its modular approach, known as Speedstac, could be an economical alternative to...
Producing Good Quality Concrete with 100% Tire-rubber Aggregate

Producing Good Quality Concrete with 100% Tire-rubber Aggregate

Brief  In recent years, we’ve heard about efforts to replace some of the aggregate used in concrete with crumbled used tires. Now, however, scientists have succeeded in producing good quality concrete in which all of the aggregate has been replaced with tire...
How to Determine What Kind Of Insulation Is In Your Walls

How to Determine What Kind Of Insulation Is In Your Walls

Brief  If you are doing a renovation project or thinking about adding more insulation, you may be unsure what type of buy. You can determine what type of insulation you have by learning a bit about the most common types used in residential properties.   Insight ...
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