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Concrete Equipment & Products
How to Install Vapor Retarders
KB Engineering LLC
Proper design, selection and installation of below-grade vapor retarders are keys to a successful concrete floor.
Think of a vapor retarder as though it were an imaginary 'bathtub' that should hold water if filled. Repair any tears and tape up areas around conduits and pipes.
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Topcon Positioning Systems
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Reduce Random Cracking with Plate Dowels
KB Engineering LLC
Use plate dowels at construction joints to reduce the risk of random cracking.
Steel plate dowels carry loads across a construction joint, maintain vertical alignment between adjacent slabs and allow concrete shrinkage both perpendicular and parallel to the joint.
Flatwork Accessories
Getting Started with Super Flat & Level Floors
Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association
The first step in super-flat floor work is recognizing the skill involved. Let's go over the elements involved.
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Flatwork Accessories
Who Received a 2023's Golden Trowel Award?
The Face Companies
The Face Companies awarded a dozen Golden Trowel Awards at World of Concrete 2024. International work dominated projects.
The Golden Trowel awards were presented January 24 during World of Concrete 2024. The Golden Trowel is a 24-karat gold-plated Marshalltown trowel mounted on a polished granite and walnut base and is an award given by the Face Company each year to concrete contractors who produce the flattest and most level floors in the world.
Concrete Accessories
CTS Cement Rapid Set All Tile Mortar
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Rapid Set All Tile Mortar meets the strength requirements of ANSI A118.4, A118.11 and A118.15 standards without additional additives.
Rapid Set All Tile Mortar meets the strength requirements of ANSI A118.4, A118.11 and A118.15 standards without additional additives.
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CTS Cement Rapid Set Asphalt Repair Mix
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Rapid Set Asphalt Repair Mix is a fast-setting, cementitious repair material with a coarse aggregate blend designed for moderate to deep asphalt repairs.
Rapid Set Asphalt Repair Mix is a fast-setting, cementitious repair material with a coarse aggregate blend designed for moderate to deep asphalt repairs.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Under the Ice: Repairing An Ice Rink Concrete Slab
Specifications and restrictions allow no room for error when Bravo Cement Contracting Inc. installed the concrete slab under an ice rink.
Heating and cooling lines under the concrete prevent large equipment from being on the floor, so Bravo Cement outfitted a Somero PowerRake and CopperHead screed with flotation tires to level and grade the concrete.
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Pouring Concrete With The Times
Curb Roller Manufacturing
How monolithic concrete placements can drive efficiency for today's concrete construction contractors.
Monolithic Concrete Pours Drive Efficiency For Concrete Contractors
Rebar Accessories & Equipment
How To Reinforce Concrete Slab on Ground to Control Cracking
KB Engineering LLC
Steel reinforcing bars and welded wire reinforcement provide crack width control in nonstructural slabs-on-ground.
Above and below: Properly placed/supported reinforcement will result in properly located reinforcement in the slab. Consult manufacturers' literature for maximum chair and other support spacing and use a 12-inch minimum reinforcement spacing so workers can avoid walking on the reinforcement.
Concrete Equipment & Products
A 4th Generation Mason's 'Top 10' Tool List for Your Next Concrete Job
DiBara Masonry
The wide variety of concrete tools available for the concrete contractor can make even the most seasoned mason's head spin. Here are some of the tools you will need for your next concrete job.
The EZYScreed from Marshalltown
Concrete Chain Saws
US DOL Launches Initiative to Protect Workers From Silica Dust
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a new initiative focused on enhancing enforcement and providing compliance assistance to protect workers against silica dust exposure.
US DOL Launches Initiative to Protect Workers From Silica Dust
Concrete
Controlling Cracks in Slabs with Unusual Panel Geometries
Tips for crack control in concrete panels with unusual shapes.
One of the rules for laying out sawed contraction joints is to not join them at angles less than 60 degrees because cracks form across the angle as shown here.
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