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Concrete
NRMCA Elects Board Chairman, Officers Recognizes Industry Leaders at Recent Annual Convention
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has elected the following slate of officers during its annual convention held earlier this month in Las Vegas just before the CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show.
Sponsored Content
Is your concrete winter-ready?
Crafco Inc.
Winter is the toughest season for concrete. See how a safer new class of concrete protectant blocks salt and ice damage.
Is your concrete winter-ready?
Business
[VIDEO] Apis Cor Prints a House at 70% Lower Cost
Apis Cor company successfully printed a concrete house, finishing the walls in just 24 hours
[VIDEO] Apis Cor Prints a House at 70% Lower Cost
Concrete Equipment & Products
California Building Largest Precast-Slab Concrete Highway in North America on I-210
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has specified precast concrete pavement slabs for one of the largest projects of this type in North America, the Pavement and Slab Replacement Project on the Foothill Freeway (I-210).
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Concrete Materials
GCP Launches Concera Admixtures for Control Flow Concrete
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
Concrete produced with Concera admixtures exhibit consistent quality and excellent flow retention, without retardation.
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Equipment
Eslich Wrecking Company Key Contractor in Giving Akron a Makeover
Since mid-2016, demolition contractor Eslich Wrecking Company has been involved in five different revitalization projects throughout Akron, Ohio, to help revitalize and redevelop the city
Beginning in mid-2016, Eslich has been involved in five different revitalization projects throughout Akron and its surrounding areas.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Planning and Management Software for Concrete Contractors
Trimble Corporation decided to build onto their Tekla software to provide concrete contractors with easy-to-use software that plans for and manages all aspects of the forming and concrete placement process.
When contractors create 3D digital BIM images of their projects they can use them to estimate, plan, do layout work, design the forming system needed, manage, and cost account.
Concrete Equipment & Products
The Gap Between The Experience & Interpretation In OSHA Fall Protection Regulation
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
From an inquiry, the Concrete Foundations Association discovered a gap that exists between experience with fall protection and interpretation of the current regulation.
Figure 2: “Wall walker certified in a residential foundation contractor fall protection plan to work along a “controlled access zone.”
Concrete
Elegant Concrete Design Greets Patrons at the Hollywood Park Casino
Trademark Concrete Systems once again showcases its ability to deliver a unique architectural look with a black and white banded concrete placement in Inglewood, Calif.
The black and white banded design creates a dramatic grand entrance to the casino.
Concrete Equipment & Products
When Specifications Require Long Minimum Lifespans
Can we design and build structures we know will last a hundred years?
As the cost of building structures increases owners such as Department of Transportations’ want them to last longer so they include language in specifications requiring lifespans as much as 100 years. Construction costs more but they hope that maintenance over the years will be less.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Confirming the Connection Detail for a Residential Footing
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
A CFA member asks for an interpretation of the cover requirements for dowels in a footing used to provide connection between the concrete footing and the foundation wall.
Figure 1: Footing for private residence with vertical wall reinforcement wet set in footing.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Building a Concrete Castle
Their home really is their castle.
This ICF home is their castle, their protector from tornados and wind events. Its energy efficiency provides comfort at a very low price. Perhaps best of all, this concrete house cost about the same as it would if it was wood construction.
Concrete Vibrators
Multiquip Introduces BPX Backpack Concrete Vibrator Motor
Multiquip Inc.
Multiquip introduces the BPX, an all-new backpack concrete vibrator motor, at World of Conrete 2017
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