A Louisiana startup believes a newly developed smart polymer will sharply reduce maintenance costs for concrete roads by adding years to the life of the sealants that prevent damage to the slabs.

LSU Mechanical Engineering Professor Guoqiang Li and his team have developed a shape memory polymer that will potentially not only save the roads but also money and time. “This problem of cracking in ...

DUO is a three-in-one lightweight fiber reinforced polymer formwork system that can be used to form walls, slabs and columns PERI Formwork Systems, Inc. DUO is a three-in-one lightweight fiber ...

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Wood crackles as it burns in a chimney or campfire. When concrete is exposed to fire it chips and flakes - a process known as spalling. Both effects are due to the same phenomenon: water trapped ...