Fibers from old tires can improve fire resistance of concrete Date: February 20, 2019 Source: University of Sheffield Summary: A new way of protecting concrete from fire damage using materials ...

A mile-long section of the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles that was damaged in a devastating fire over the weekend will ... “We see what we call ‘concrete spalling,’ which is ...

The Boise Fire Department was alerted to the fire at 11:32 p.m. and put it out by 11:50 p.m., spokeswoman Char Jackson said. How could a fire that burned for 20 minutes do so much damage ?

In 2019, chunks of concrete fell from the bridge, but Ney said this recent incident is different. The previous issue involved spalling around the joints. "Those joints have been replaced since ...

Caltrans said maintenance crews on Monday morning discovered “unsound, spalling concrete” of the eastbound upper deck near pier No. 25, which is closer to the Marin County side of the span ...

A fire broke out in the parking garage of ... structural compromise” from spalling damage, which generally includes pieces of concrete breaking off, Nashville Fire Department ...

Now, the hourly garage faces another major repair project after a massive fire caused a partial collapse and damaged nearly 50 cars inside last month. ... Concrete spalling on upper garage levels.

Spalling is when the concrete breaks apart. Caltrans closed the No. 2 lane on the westbound upper deck and the No. 2 and No. 3 lanes on the eastbound lower deck. The No. 1 lane in each direction ...