Concrete has been around for millennia, but now, engineers at ETH Zurich have developed a more efficient method for building with the material, erecting an ultra-thin, curved prototype roof that ...

Materials researchers from the Block Research Group at the ETH Zurich, together with architects supermanoeuvre, have revealed a prototype for an ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof system with an ...

The razor-thin concrete roof prototype was the culmination of a four-year research project by ETH Zürich, and will lead to the completion of a rooftop apartment unit called HiLo.

Experts are pushing for an ultra-thin concrete layer over roads and natural-rubber modified bitumen to prolong the life of State’s roads.

It is constructed using a very thin (50 mm to 75 mm) concrete layer, with a minimal amount of steel reinforcement. Soshanguve, Atteridgeville and Mamelodi in Tshwane, already have a number of UTRCP ...

In an attempt to ensure longevity of costly concrete roads, smooth ride and pothole free roads the BBMP is providing tiki tar (a thin rubber layer) to prevent water from percolating.