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An overview of most Construction Physics posts, organized by topic.

Feb 3, 2022

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Since there’s more interesting things happening in construction than I can cover in a weekly post (especially if I’m spending posts writing about things…

Jan 28

Several people have asked me about a new NBER working paper that takes a look at construction productivity (a popular topic around here), “The Strange…

Jan 26

Welcome to the Rise of Steel part II. We previously looked at the early stages of industrialization of iron and steelmaking, between roughly 1200 and…

Jan 18

There's a new paper out exploring some of the chemical mechanisms at work in Roman concrete. As per usual, it’s triggered a round of enthusiastic…

Jan 10

One of the defining characteristics of the modern world is the ubiquity of steel. Nearly every product of industrial civilization relies on steel…

Jan 5

This is Part IV in a series comparing the construction of the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center. Part I covers the design and…

Dec 15, 2022

This is Part III in a series comparing the construction of the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center. Part I covers the design and…

Dec 6, 2022

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