Dear James: I have an old house with plaster walls and many cracks that need to be repaired. How can I fix these so they stay fixed and are invisible? — Julianne T. Dear Julianne: Many older houses ...

There are many factors that lead to concrete cracks and foundation cracks. Homeowners may only be focused on the damage they can see, while it’s the contractors’ responsibility to go several steps ...

Given time, concrete will inevitably crack. Concrete doesn’t care if it was placed for a warehouse, dining room area in a new restaurant, or an older concrete floor. Despite being a seemingly ...

There are plenty of instances where perfectly good—and often rare—cast iron cylinder head and engine block castings are scrapped due to the presence of a hairline crack in an external surface. Often ...

Fatigue crack growth represents a critical challenge in structural engineering, where repetitive cyclic loading provokes the initiation and propagation of cracks. The field has evolved to include ...