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Concrete Equipment & Products

Tests Show Troweling Aid Extends Concrete Finishing Time and Strengthens Slab

Lythic Solutions, Inc.

Research by MTSU's Concrete Industry Management Program could be the first step toward quantifying the effectiveness of troweling aids

Lythic and MTSU will hold public Day1 trowel aid tests as the 2013 World of Concrete and are looking for contractor volunteers.

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Flatwork Accessories

Concrete Contractor Develops Concrete Slab Protection System

A concrete contractor created their own concrete floor protection solution designed to allow contractors to keep their concrete slab safe as construction continues.

Concrete Contractor Develops GoldiLox Concrete Slab Protection System

Flatwork Accessories

Blend-in Concrete & Bring The Cream Back Up With MBW's BullVibe Vibratory Bull Float

The BullVibe Vibratory Bull Float

Contraction Joints for Radiant-Heated Floors

KB Engineering LLC

Best practices for concrete contractors

Contraction joints and placement of reinforcement in concrete floors with radiant heating.

Q&A with the Inventor of the Somero Laser Screed

Somero Enterprises

The Somero Laser Screed revolutionized the concrete industry by increasing concrete floor quality and taking some of the physical burden off concrete workers.

The first Somero Laser Screed, serial number 001.

Concrete Equipment & Products

Specification Limits on Slab-on-Grade Placement Size

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

ACI 302 has stated since 1980 that a limited placement size concept has not achieved any better shrinkage results, is more expensive, and adds time to the schedule.

Construction schedules and contractor economics typically require concrete placements of 10,000 to 20,000 square feet or from 30,000 to 50,000 square feet when a Laser Screed is used. This figure shows a 300,000 square foot pour that was completed within 24 hours in a single concrete placement.

Concrete Hand Tools

Gator Tools Quick Clasp Float Case - A Complete Kit

Gator Tools Quick Clasp Float Case - A Complete Kit

The Limitations of F-Number Specifications

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

Contractors need to be cognizant of certain situations that make it difficult to achieve routine FF and FL requirements and know how to get those specifications changed to more reasonable requirements.

The penetrations required in this depressed area in an elevated floor slab make it difficult to use 10-foot straightedges and riding power trowels. Specifiers should consider these multiple obstructions to finishing operations when determining F-number values. In this case, the specifier required F-numbers in the small depressed floated area that was to receive ceramic tile for bathrooms.

Cold Weather Concrete Pouring

You can place concrete in temperatures down to and below freezing but it takes careful preparation

Coldweatherconcrete Concrete Ideas

10 Things to Know About Concrete Fiber-Reinforcement

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Depending on if the project will allow, contractors might find fiber-reinforcement a cost-effective alternative to provide durability. However, it can be challenging. Download this document that lists 10 Things to Know About Concrete Fiber-Reinforcement.

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Coatings & Sealants

Densify & Cure Concrete In One Step With PROSOCO's DensiKure

Planning For A Successful Concrete Floor Placement

J. L Marshall & Sons

Forethought and preparation are necessary to ensure your company gets it right the first time when placing and finishing large commercial and industrial floors.

A Lindsay Lampasona crew uses a Somero Power Rake to verify subgrade tolerance before striking off a 20,000-square-foot floor at a Walmart in North Smithfield, R.I.

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