Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield ... missing decorations and portions ...

So he used a system called insulated concrete foam to incorporate the scraps into building blocks, called Surf Blocks. “Basically, we leave the styrofoam on after we pour the concrete into the ...

The former Channel 10 building on Darby Street will make way for an apartment block with up to 140 units, should the state government approve the plans for the "once-in-a-generation" development.

A man died early Saturday morning after he was crushed underneath a concrete block at a work site in Commerce, authorities said. The incident took place at about 12:08 a.m. at the 7000 block of ...

Are cinder blocks and concrete blocks the same? Many people assume they are ... The size of a cinder block will depend on its intended use; standard sizes range from 4" x 8" x 16" to 12" x 24" x 32".

The concrete block struck the victim on the right side ... having been introduced to marijuana at age 12 and cocaine and alcohol as a teenager. He started using meth around 30 years old.

Tom Lynch, a D.C. police spokesman, said the investigation of Brown’s death began after construction workers outside an apartment building in the 4300 block ... resembled a concrete wall or ...

IN October, marine biologists and students at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Borneo Marine Institute lowered 10 cube-shaped concrete blocks into the Kota Kinabalu sea. They were not dumping ...

A worker died after being struck by a concrete block on Jurong Island on Dec. 5. In response to queries from Mothership, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed that they were alerted ...

A worker on Jurong Island died on 5 December after being struck by a concrete block during demolition works. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed the fatality occurred at approximately 5 ...

The defective Concrete Blocks Scheme (DCBS) was finally opened June 2020 (Magee ... More recently, the number of homes affected is believed to be closer to 6000 with at least 12 counties now believed ...

In this study, the shale ceramsite concrete (SCC) was prepared as the base material for the blocks through the orthogonal test and range analysis. In accordance with the insulation requirements of ...