CompositesWorld

Composites testing as part of a building block approach, Part 1: Coupon-level testing

Fig. 1. Building block approach for composite structures. Photo Credit: Dan Adams Within the context of composites testing, a building block approach is a step-by-step series of mechanical tests of ...
CompositesWorld

Crashworthiness testing of composites: A building block approach, Part 2

In my November 2024 column, I began discussing the building block approach for crashworthiness testing of composite structures. This approach features a multistep process for designing composite ...
Quanta Magazine

Mathematicians Find Long-Sought Building Blocks for Special Polynomials

Hilbert’s 12th problem asked for novel analogues of the roots of unity, the building blocks for certain number systems. Now, over 100 years later, two mathematicians have produced them. Problems in ...
For Construction Pros

RENCO's Structural Building System — Building Blocks of the Future

Inspired by Turkish American businessman and Co-founder, Engin Yesil, RENCO developed its mineral composite fiber-reinforced product. RENCO came to exist in Florida in the year 2012. Over nearly eight ...