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Concrete Materials
VIDEO: Step By Step - Silvi Concrete's 7,200-yd. BAPS Pour
How Silvi managed to empty a mixer truck every 60 seconds for 12 hours to pour a 3-ft.-thick, 49,000-sq.-ft. monolithic concrete foundation
[VIDEO] Step By Step: Silvi Concrete's 7,200-yd. BAPS Pour
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Construction Technology
Software Streamlines 7,200-cu.-yd., 12-hour Concrete Pour
Suite of ready-mix producer's software helps Silvi Concrete pump a truck full of concrete every 66 seconds for 12 hours into a monolithic, 49,000-sq.-ft. foundation
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Decorative Concrete
Repair Deteriorating Concrete Surfaces with W. R. Meadows' SPECTRUM RE-KOTE TF
W. R. Meadows Inc.
SPECTRUM RE-KOTE TF from W. R. Meadows is a single-component, polymer-modified, rapid-hardening, cementitious concrete repair mortar designed for renovating and resurfacing deteriorated concrete surfaces.
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Concrete Pumps
Putzmeister Pumps Hit a Sweet Note on Symphony Tower Concrete Placement
Putzmeister pumps perform special concrete placing feats for Symphony Honolulu high rise.
The end hose of a truck-mounted boom pump is tied directly into the pipeline below the pedestal that would deliver the concrete to the placing boom.
Business
First Horizontal Piece Placed for Tappan Zee Bridge Project
First horizontal piece was 400-ft. long, weighed 1,100-ton and consisted of three curved steel girders that were placed between two concrete piers
Concrete Equipment & Products
Building Deep Foundations
The new Science Building for George Washington University presented big challenges to both the engineer and the contractor. It is nestled into a very narrow space surrounded by three dormitories and the Washington D.C. Metro tunnel.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Concrete Foundations Association Announces 2015 Projects of the Year
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
Following evaluation by the industry and general public during the World of Concrete and online, the Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) has announced the recipients for the 2015 Projects of the Year.
The project recognized by popular vote as this year’s Overall Grand Project is the Science & Engineering Hall at George Washington University. Submitted by Ballinger AE.
Concrete Forms
CIM Students Work With ASCC To Evaluate ACI Document
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
Middle Tennessee State University students build a U-shaped wall section as part of a closing exercise in their Formwork for Concrete class.
Forms set by CIM students in the formwork class.
Concrete Thoughts
Revisiting the Arctic Passage Project
In the January 2015 issue of Concrete Contractor, we featured the Arctic Passage renovation project at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin. The project is now complete and scheduled to open to the public on May 23, 2015.
A 175,000 gallon tank for the seals is part of the new exhibit at the Henry Villas Zoo. Contractors used No. 3 rebar and wire mesh to create the structures. The Nassal Company has been subcontracted to perform the theming work.
Business Services
FREE Download: Use and Re-use of Formwork: Safety Risks and Reliability Assessment
Researchers from Oregon State University, mapped the life cycle of vertical concrete formwork on three construction sites, and identified and evaluated the typical site environmental and operations impacts on formwork during its use and re-use.
Business Services
Concrete Foundations Association Opens Registration for CFA Convention
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
The Concrete Foundations Association has opened registration for CFA Convention 2015, the largest annual gathering dedicated to the cast-in-place concrete contractor, July 23-25, 2015 in Williamsburg, Va.
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Business
Five Contractors Team Up to Demolish Five Buildings in Atlanta Area
Atlanta Demolition worked with several other contractors to successfully and safely bring down five asbestos-filled concrete structures while working around multiple jobsite challenges
Prior to demolition, all structures required the removal of asbestos-containing materials. This was no small task, as the massive 19-story tower’s entire exterior was covered with asbestos- containing paint.
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