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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.
February 9, 2017
Figure 1: Footing for private residence with vertical wall reinforcement wet set in footing.
Repair & Rehabilitation Products
Rehabbing Aging Concrete Wastewater Infrastructure
Advanced polyurea coatings and liners provide strong, flexible waterproofing to bridge cracks and protect against future cracking and deterioration.
February 9, 2017
Polyurea coatings set and cure rapidly, enabling them to be installed and used in a wide range of temperatures, they also minimize facility downtime.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Building a Concrete Castle
Their home really is their castle.
February 9, 2017
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 Equipment & Products
Paver Restoration: Hardscape Contractors Learn to “Seal the Deal”
Application of premium cleaners and sealers to aging hardscapes is opening the door for new opportunities in paver restoration.
January 25, 2017
Before and after photo of an outdoor patio sealed with SEK-Surebond sealant.
Concrete Materials
Four Tips for Mixing and Pumping Field-Mixed Stucco Basecoats
Manufacturers do not always have pump grade mixes available, though, so field mixes are sometimes needed. To help ensure smooth pumping and avoid pack-outs, follow these guidelines to prepare the mix.
January 18, 2017
Concrete Pavers
First Tight Radius GOMACO Commander III At Work on Challenging Canadian Parking Lot
The first tight radius GOMACO Commander III is at work slipforming curb and gutter in the London, Ontario, Canada, area
January 17, 2017
Piccoli’s new Commander III features rotary-sensored slew drives and GOMACO Remote Diagnostics (GRD) for machine monitoring and software changes or upgrades.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Concrete Homes in Residential Construction
For one foundation and wall contractor, developing awareness and acceptability for fully encapsulated residential concrete structures is achievable.
December 6, 2016
Lance Anderson is setting his sights on making concrete homes an acceptable form of residential construction vs. traditional wood frame built homes.
Concrete Equipment & Products
State of the Art Facility Incorporates State of the Art Technologies
A 300,000 square foot expansion of a food processing facility required the contractor to install a high performance floor with minimal construction and control joints.
December 6, 2016
One of the major concerns on the project was the extensive plumbing running throughout the floors with a potential for reflective cracking along the pipe placements.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Guide to Machine-Mounted Dowel-Pin Drills
Full-depth repair can be a full-on challenge.
December 6, 2016
The highly maneuverable combination of a host vehicle and drill attachment increases productivity in horizontal drilling applications. For example, a drill may be mounted to the boom of an excavator or backhoe, while the air compressor is mounted to the counterweight or bucket.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Anchor Bolt Tolerances
KB Engineering LLC
Misplaced or misaligned anchor bolts are a common field problem.
December 6, 2016
Photo 3 - For misaligned or bent anchor bolts that will not allow the base plate to fit over the bolts, consider bending the bolts into position.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Rationalizing the Standard Hook in a Residential Footing
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
This column deals with a comparison of the minimum requirements set forth by the International Residential Code (IRC) and the referenced standard document, ACI 332-14 Requirements for Residential Concrete.
December 6, 2016
Figure 1: Complicated footing reinforcement showing standard hooks for vertical dowels.
Concrete Equipment & Products
The 122 Delaware Apartment Construction
Building concrete residential units competitive to wood construction.
December 6, 2016
The model of the new 122 Delaware Apartment complex shown here is an all concrete structure. The apartment building rooftops will include gardens and concrete paver walkways, a load that concrete can easily accommodate.
Rebar Accessories & Equipment
Durability: The Cornerstone of Sustainable Construction
The sustainability of construction (commonly referred to as Green Building) has become a goal for builders across the globe.
December 1, 2016
A great deal of attention has gone to reducing cement during construction and minimizing power and water consumption during operation. An often-overlooked parameter taken for granted is the durability and service life of the final structure.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Concrete Heating During Curing
Contractors were faced with the challenge of placing concrete in an underground shaft for a subway expansion project in North Toronto. Read how Aggreko was able to provide a solution without further delays to the project.
December 1, 2016
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Concrete Equipment & Products
Turning Sea Into Land
Europe’s largest port increases cargo handling capabilities.
November 13, 2016
The Maasvlakte 2’s major container terminal companies APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway and APM Terminals began shipping operations in the harbor in 2015. Each can handle more than 2.3 million containers annually.
Concrete Pavers
Contractor Uses Gomaco 4400 to Slipform 108 Feet Above Ground
WMC Contracting Company used Gomaco's 4400 to slipform a Tennessee DOT standard 620-05.01 concrete single slope parapet on the eastbound I-40 flyover 108 feet above ground
October 17, 2016
WMC Contracting’s crew slipforms new bridge parapet on a flyover for the Memphis I-40/240 interchange project. They are working 108 feet (33 m) above ground level with their GOMACO 4400 barrier paver.
Concrete Pavers
Contractor Modifies Concrete Paver to Create Unique Retaining Wall with Sidewalk Profile
Marmot Concrete Services added a second conveyor to its three-track GOMACO Commander III concrete paver allowing it to dump two ready-mix trucks at one time
September 19, 2016
Marmot Concrete used their three-track Commander III, with an extra concrete conveyor, to slipform 2,625 feet of the unique profile. It was their first time slipforming this profile and they completed the work in just 10 days, working 12 hour shifts.
Construction Technology
Artificial Reality Enhances Actual Construction Performance
Trimble and Aecom have partnered on the application of a virtual-reality headset that allows users to walk through holograms of engineering models prior to construction, saving both time and money
September 12, 2016
“Our digital world is growing exponentially but we interact with it in the same way we did 30 and 40 years ago—behind 2D screens,” Aviad Almagor Director of Trimble’s Mixed-Reality Program says. “With mixed reality, the digital content crosses the threshold into the real world. This process dramatically improves our ability to understand the relations between the physical and digital assets, it transforms the way we consume, interact and communicate information.”
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