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Concrete Equipment & Products
High-temperature Concrete Takes Form at Marine Air Station
A combination of slipform paving, concrete forms and screeds helps a new Osprey taxiway expansion take flight.
March 17, 2014
The Speed Screed Heavy-Duty is designed specifically for low-slump, high-production applications, making it well suited for the Miramar project.
Sustainability
The Magic of Making a Super-Tall Building
February 10, 2014
Looking down from above, workers use the top floor of the five story DOKA self-climbing deck system to erect column reinforcement.
Rebar Accessories & Equipment
Form Oil On Rebar For Residential Concrete: What You Need To Know
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
The Concrete Foundations Association explains the code reference and common misconceptions regarding oil on rebar for residential concrete.
August 21, 2013
Form Oil On Concrete Rebar | ACI 332 ACI 332-10
Concrete Equipment & Products
Why Concrete Beats Wood
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
The Concrete Foundations Association explains why concrete foundations outperform wood in the majority of residential applications.
June 26, 2013
This concrete foundation by Herbert Construction garnered first place in the Single Family Residence 2,000 - 5,000 Square Feet category in the CFA's 2013 Projects of the Year Awards.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Shear Wall Success
CECO Concrete Construction’s approach to planning and placing vertical concrete projects helped the company achieve a successful placement and a satisfied client at its recent work on shear walls at a multi-family project adjacent to Safeco Field in Seattle, Wash.
January 16, 2013
As the photos demonstrate, there are heavily reinforced areas within the shear walls. The beam in the center of the photos has 32 #11 bars, 21 feet long, installed in an “X” pattern across the opening and fully developed into the boundary elements. The design in this location and at the typical boundary elements effectively eliminated the use of internal vibration in much of the walls.
Concrete Equipment & Products
7 Tips for a Successful Vertical Concrete Placement
Planning and communication will help you achieve a successful concrete wall pour.
January 7, 2013
Concrete
Show Us the Data
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
Authoritative statements in ACI documents are often unaccompanied by any reference to published data that validate the statements. That’s a problem.
December 12, 2012
Reinforcing steel is so congested in the shear wall boundary element (right side of photo) that concrete must be placed in the less heavily reinforced shear wall section (left side of photo) and vibrated at that point to move it laterally into the boundary element.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Slab Edge Forming and Insulation System Offers Energy Efficiency in Sustainable Custom Home
EnergyEdge is designed to prevent energy loss along the concrete slab edge.
August 8, 2012
The designers of this sustainable custom home in Kansas City, Kan., utilized EnergyEdge in its concrete slab foundation to increase the home's energy efficiency.
Concrete Equipment & Products
A Study in Architectural Forming
Morley Construction faced a tight schedule and intricate architectural concrete forming requirements on the new San Diego Central Library, which was designed by Rob Quigley and destined to become an iconic figure in the city’s skyline.
May 16, 2012
BIM was a central element to the library’s construction, allowing for scheduling and clash detection. Morley used Revit to build every column, wall and piece of concrete and detect conflicts floor by floor. Each week all subcontractors were required to submit their updated BIM files to Turner to update the master BIM file.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Forming the US Navy Pier 31 Replacement Against the Spring Tides
A large scope of work coupled with working with the spring tide creates a unique challenge to form the new Pier 31 at a US Naval submarine base
April 16, 2012
The pier is constructed of a complex honeycombed cast-in-place concrete substructure of pile caps, duct banks and mechanical chases and will be topped with a cast-in-place concrete deck.
Forms
Load-bearing Shoring System Supports Concrete Slabs on a 12-story University Building
Doka's Staxo 100 makes it possible to erect shoring at great heights at University of Baltimore School of Law building.
March 22, 2012
The extreme height of some of the towers was not really a problem, since the system is very easy to put together and also very safe. Doka’s drawings showed where and how often to brace the towers to the existing building and Schuster Concrete was very precise about following the plans.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Pikesville College Osteopathic Medical Building's Fast Rising Cores Streamlines Schedule
Contractor utilized Doka formwork and climbing formwork system.
January 11, 2012
The MF-240 climbing system offered quick and easy adaptability to the changing pour heights.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Metal Forms Save Time on 1,500 ft. of Parapet Wall
200 ft. of forms can be set up for double- or single-slope parapet and 100 ft. of forms can be moved per lift
December 8, 2011
A four-man crew works quickly to pour and finish a typical parapet. One worker uses a power vibrator to consolidate the concrete for uniform density and blend the concrete together into a single solid mass.
Forms
Diversification Is Company’s Foundation
Michel Concrete Construction’s expertise in foundations and flatwork across the residential, commercial and agricultural markets offers a strong business model in any economy.
June 6, 2011
Michel Concrete Construction CEO and President Mary Wilson and her husband Jeff Wilson, commercial project manager with the company.
Forms
Forming a Greener Home
Contractors can choose from a range of insulated forming systems to offer a more energy efficient home.
June 3, 2011
With E-MAXX, builders can place insulation on either the outside, inside or both sides of the wall. When placing it on the interior wall, contractors will be able to immediately hang the drywall.
Forms
Custom Forms Land Success at Airport Terminal Expansion
Custom forms give flexibility for variable paving depths on an airport concrete apron job.
May 2, 2011
Metal forms are set in place at the Oakland International Airport prior to pouring one 40-foot-wide lane of an 18-inch-thick concrete apron. Forms were designed with a 4-1/2-inch extension that can be added to form a deeper perimeter.
Forms
'Exposed to public view' needs a definition
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
April 27, 2011
Forms
Award-winning Sustainable Student Housing Project Utilizes ICF Construction
A six-story student housing unit in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, was desgined for LEED Platinum Certification and utilizes LOXIG Pro Platinum ICF blocks.
March 12, 2011
The Village Suites residence hall in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, was constructed using LOGIX Platinum Series ICF blocks.
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