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Construction Safety
The Concrete Foundations Association Announces 2016 Safety Achievement Awards
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
The Safety Achievement Awards program seeks to recognize the commitment to safety and risk management among the hundreds of professional cast-in-place contractors found in CFA membership.
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.
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Equipment
Seattle Tunnel Reaches Halfway Point
The tunnel is now about 43% complete, and crews have already installed 607 concrete rings to form the tunnel walls
Video Network
[VIDEO] Watch How 14,260 Concrete Segments were Made for Seattle Tunnel's Outer Wall
This video shows how the precast, curved concrete segments that form the outer wall of the SR 99 Tunnel were made
[VIDEO] Watch How 14,260 Concrete Segments were Made for Seattle Tunnel's Outer Wall
Business Services
Contractors Make Recommendations Based on Experience
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
Contractors citing previous experience should make their recommendations with the understanding the final decision will be made by the designer and owner.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Concrete Pier and Landing Rehabiliations on Carolina Coast Completed with QUIKRETE Form & Pour
The QUIKRETE Companies, a manufacturer of pre-blended commercial-grade concrete products for building and rehabilitation projects, recently contributed to the restoration efforts at two water-bound locations along the South Carolina coast.
Daufuskie Island is only accessible by boat or ferry, so it critical that the primary boat landing on the west side of the island is always safely accessible. Beaufort County, which is responsible for maintenance of the boat landing, had Cape Romain Contractors replace all the slabs and pile caps with more than 1,000-square-feet of QUIKRETE Form & Pour.
Lifting Equipment
Load Cells Monitor Weight as Cranes Operate on Temporary Shoring Columns
Forty load cells are used to calculate the total mass and center of gravity of tower cranes and lifted loads during the Century City Mall project in Los Angeles.
An early rendering shows a cross-section beneath the traveling crane. This is an initial concept and not accurate to final installation but it shows where the load cells were placed at the top of a sampling of posts on each level.
Concrete Equipment & Products
How to Cool Concrete During Placement
When project specifications required cooling of the concrete during the curing process for a high-profile construction project in downtown San Diego, the contractor was unfamiliar with the process and needed technical support.
Aggreko provides temperature control solutions for the construction industry; a project for the San Diego County Superior Court is shown above.
Training & Education
American Concrete Institute Announces New Structural Concrete Specifications
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of two important new documents for concrete industry professionals: ACI 301-16 Specifications for Structural Concrete, and the ACI Field Reference Manual.
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Concrete
ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council Announces the Release of Two Research Products
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
The two new research products are: Interface Shear Transfer of Lightweight Aggregate Concretes with Different Lightweight Aggregates and Evaluation of Seismic Performance Factors and Pedestal Shear Strength in Elevated Water Storage Tanks.
Equipment
How Attachments Simplified Demolition of Building Built into a Bluff
Attachments keep the removal of a huge Minnesota office building/county jail complex built into a bluff on pace.
Through a combination of the attachment’s rotation and its design, the GDT Razer is able to easily access every area we need to get at, then crack and drop the concrete material,' says Mark Kraemer, Rachel Contracting’s vice president of field operations.
Concrete Equipment & Products
DEWALT Launches Range of Innovative Anchoring Solutions
DEWALT
DEWALT announces a new range of anchoring and fastening solutions designed for performance and productivity. The new range of DEWALT anchors will launch in the back half of 2016.
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Training & Education
American Concrete Institute Announces New Publication on Insulating Concrete Forms
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
This new document is a comprehensive introduction to the design and construction of reinforced concrete structures with insu­lating concrete forms focusing on ICFs for walls.
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