When building a house, two main types of foundations are used: slab-on-grade or below-grade foundations with a basement slab. Climate, including high water tables, frost lines, harsh winters, and ...

Kolkata: The civic body has decided to lay interlocking concrete blocks on stretches of roads that frequently develop craters during monsoon. To start with, stretches of CR Avenue and Amherst Street ...

Q: I’ve been researching foundation types for both new homes and room additions. I’ve narrowed it down to either poured concrete or concrete block. Many websites say poured concrete is better than ...

Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) may go the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) way in repairing damaged road stretches. The state govt is considering to use interlocking concrete ...

The Public Works Department is relying on Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement (ICBP) technology for laying pavements in areas where conventional types of construction are not possible and are less ...

Stretches of two roads — one near Howrah bridge and another near Science City — that used to get damaged frequently despite repeated repairs are now being relaid with interlocking concrete blocks to ...

China has unveiled materials for the construction of a future lunar base that could be sourced directly from the moon and more durable than conventional concrete bricks. In a report on Saturday, state ...