Need a break from the local radio stations that play the same 17 songs over and over every day? Or maybe the average books-on-tape don't offer you the concrete enrichment you always hoped for. Well, you're in luck. The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently introduced the availability of an audio version of the third edition of The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction.
Topics covered in The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction include:
Organizing for quality
Concrete mixture proportioning
Specifications
Foundations
Formwork
Reinforcement and embedments in structures
Joints and reinforcement for slabs-on-ground
Preparing for concreting
Concrete placing and finishing
Common field problems
Safety
The audio version is available on a set of six CDs or in MP3 format and is accompanied by a printed supplement containing figures, tables, and checklists from the hard copy document. Click below to listen to a sample of the audio book, "Chapter 5, Formwork."
Purchase The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction through the ACI bookstore for $68.50 or $38 for ACI members.
Chapter 5 — Formwork, from “The Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Constructionâ€
ACI now offers audio version of best-selling publication "The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction"
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