A retaining wall can offer both functional and aesthetic benefits for your yard. Here's the lowdown on the two different types of concrete retaining walls.

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Quikrete Holdings has struck a $9.2 billion deal to acquire Summit Materials, bringing together two of the biggest makers of building materials in the U.S. Privately held Quikrete is expected to ...

What will border wall be made of? Feds considering 2 designs: 'Concrete' and 'other' It's not clear yet what the 'other designs' refers to.

Ancient Roman concrete could self-heal thanks to “hot mixing” with quicklime Mysterious lime clasts, dismissed as defects, turn out to serve a useful purpose.

The material, light tan and granular, had been a critical component of the Roman Empire, he said: the precursor to concrete, a mainstay of Roman infrastructure, including the aqueducts that ...

A concrete retaining wall can last about 50 to 100 years, after which the degraded material must be hauled away for recycling or disposal, and fresh concrete manufactured to rebuild.

Why were border wall materials put up for auction? Here's what you should know. Some Texas lawmakers including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick slammed the Biden administration over the auction of wall materials.

The Jeju Air plane erupted in a fireball — killing all but two people on board — after it skidded off the end of the runway at Muan International Airport and slammed into a wall.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick took to X on Wednesday, claiming President Joe Biden was attempting to auction off materials intended for construction of a border wall “for pennies on the dollar in ...

If you plan on drilling into brick, concrete, or stone, you’re going to need to use a masonry drill bit. These specialty bits have strong carbide tips for boring through hard materials, and wide ...

Surplus border wall materials are being auctioned, sparking debate over border security and federal resource management.