August/September 2018

Concrete Contractor August/September 2018
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A concrete canopy creates a secluded grotto, complete with a waterfall, at one end of the pool.
Concrete
Beyond Vertical Concrete Turns Imagination to Reality

Final results of application of a low solids solvent-based acrylic sealer.
Coatings & Sealants
To Seal and Protect: Preserving Decorative Hardscapes
Clean Space Yellow Shirt
Construction Safety
Concrete and Silica – Three Factors You Need to Know
Clean Space Yellow Shirt
Construction Safety
Concrete and Silica – Three Factors You Need to Know
Workers are placing Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) on a bridge deck for the Iowa Department of Transportation. Precast panels and structurally tying the rebar together extending from the panels.
Concrete
Ultra-High Performance Concrete
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Concrete
Placing Concrete Smarter: A Closer Look - Part 2
Part two of a of three part series. This feature will take a more in depth look at productivity and quality variables for common slab on grade installations.
August 21, 2018
Figure 1: On site steel fiber loading station.
Polishing Materials & Equipment
What is the Best System for Polished Concrete Maintenance?
A comparison of traditional DIP (Diamond Impregnated Pads) and Composite Resin Abrasives (CRA).
August 21, 2018
To determine whether the DIPs or Composite Resin Abrasives pad systems were the superior maintenance solution, they were compared head-to-head by Stone Sole Associates LLC. Two 126 square foot sections of “highly polished” concrete were sectioned off and “cleaned” using an Auto-Scrubber, utilizing each of the respective maintenance systems.
Concrete
Resources – Never Stop Learning
This summer, ACI has released the latest technical resource produced by this committee and now available for your business, ACI 332.1R-181 ‘Guide to Residential Cast-in-Place Concrete Construction’. This column discusses this latest technical document.
August 21, 2018
The American Concrete Institute has released the latest technical resource, ACI 332.1R-181 ‘Guide to Residential Cast-in-Place Concrete Construction’.
Concrete
Using Mixed Reality Technology in Construction
Mixing reality and virtual reality in 3D.
August 21, 2018
Using Microsoft HoloLens technology, manufacturers serving the construction industry are beginning to provide contractors with holographic 3D images what help them understand their work tasks better.
Concrete
Against All Odds
How the Mega Slab Became a Success
August 21, 2018
Tradesmen from Barton Malow, Lloyd Concrete Services, Unlimited Concrete Solutions and partners pose prior to embarking on the epic Mega Slab project.
Coatings & Sealants
Harley-Davidson Showroom Floor Designed to Focus on the Merchandise
Simple, good looking and durable is what the Harley-Davidson dealership owners wanted for their 14,000 square-foot Rocklin, Calif. showroom.
August 21, 2018
Working off the Harley-Davidson color palette, Prep Concrete used Endurable's Pronghorn and Milk Chocolate colors with a matte finish Endurable sealer to highlight the merchandise.
Concrete
Technology on Parade
August 21, 2018
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