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Coming Out On Top: CFA’s Projects of the Year Elevate Craftsmanship
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
Each winter, the Concrete Foundations Association opens a competition to its membership for a broad spectrum of cast-in-place concrete projects. These projects evidence the skill, quality, craftsmanship and creativity of today’s cast-in-place contractor.
June 13, 2016
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Concrete Equipment & Products
Adjustable Paving Forms Speed Construction of Passenger Rail Infrastructure at Orlando International Airport
Archer Western will build the concrete plinths that form the running surfaces for the new monorail system.
June 8, 2016
Poured section with forms in place prior to gang-stripping.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Is There a Future for Fabric-Formed Concrete Structures?
This is Part 2 of a two-part article on the use of flexible formworks for forming concrete structures. Part 1 appeared in the February/March 2016 issue of Concrete Contractor and introduced this unique method of forming concrete.
April 13, 2016
Figure 1. Exterior view of the Schultz Residence .
Concrete Equipment & Products
Formed Finish Not a Structural Concern
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
The Concrete Foundations Association explains the references supporting the decisions to form cast-in-place concrete with any material and why aluminum is not a structural concern when used as the form.
April 13, 2016
Lines formed by the bubbling and subsequent movement of hydrogen at the interface of new, untreated aluminum forms and concrete prior to initial set are commonly misunderstood as cracks. This wall is more than fifteen years old and exposed throughout its duration with no protective coating. It is a yard wall formed for the sole purpose of pre-treating new aluminum forms, a process they no longer use due to manufacturer pre-treatments.
Forms
Formwork Allows Bridge to be Concreted in One Pour
A 91-ft.-long, 19-ft.-wide bridge had to be concreted in one pour to ensure the structure would act as a portal frame
March 14, 2016
The curvature of the bridge and the abutments being at different levels presented a special challenge for the Aalen-based contractor, Stark. A task that was accomplished very well with NOEtop wall formwork.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Innovation with People, Processes and Pricing Builds a Profitable Concrete Contractor
March 4, 2016
Pictured here is the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. The exposed concrete wall was board formed to appear like it had the texture of a boat. .
Concrete Equipment & Products
An Introduction to Fabric-Formed Concrete for Architectural Structures - Part 1
RPS Structural Engineering LLC
Some state-of-the-art architectural projects have benefited by the use of fabric as a formwork. Yet this versatile means of containing concrete has yet to become a formwork of choice for the construction industry.
March 4, 2016
Figure 1. Juan Zurita residence.
Forms
Rebuilding the Smith House After Hurricane Sandy
On October 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy battered the Jersey Shore area in New Jersey. Susan and Walter Smith’s 1953 bungalow was located in one of the hardest hit areas and it took them three weeks just to get back to their house to see the damage.
March 4, 2016
The top floor of the house is where the master bedroom is located. Three steel containers were lifted into position to form the bedroom walls. The doors at either end can be opened to view the ocean and allow breezes to flow through.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Technology Investment Propels Contractor to Greater Productivity and Precision on Complex Concrete Projects
Ohio foundation contractor builds business on technologies that make work easier for crews, from aluminum forms to AutoCAD
December 30, 2015
The Woehrmyer’s use Oakridge Solutions AutoCAD program to quote jobs and draw 3D visual concepts for not only the crews assigned to the project about also to the customer.
Concrete Equipment & Products
EPS Geofoam Forms Opens a World of Possibilities for Concrete Contractors
On the construction of the Cheyenne South Valley Connector, innovation came in the form of an unusual application of ACH Foam Technologies’ Foam-Control EPS Geofoam.
October 12, 2015
On the construction of the Cheyenne South Valley Connector, innovation came in the form of an unusual application of ACH Foam Technologies’ Foam-Control EPS Geofoam. An engineered lightweight material made of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam with high compressive strengths and predictable material performance, Foam-Control EPS Geofoam is frequently used as a structural-fill on roadway and embankment projects.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Telescoping Forms Make the Job Easier
There are numerous benefits for contractors who use Green Key Concrete Forms including ease of transportation, lightweight and fast set up and cleanup time.
October 5, 2015
Comprised of lightweight materials, Green Key Telescoping forms feature a built-in keyway that eliminates the need for saws, fabrication and the need to attach a keyway.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Doka Truss Table
Doka USA
An improved table system solution for high-speed construction.
September 17, 2015
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Concrete Equipment & Products
One Series with DURA MULTILINK Technology by NUDURA
NuDura Inc.
August 27, 2015
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Concrete Equipment & Products
The Evolution of a Poured Wall Contractor
Rich Kubica, owner of K-Wall Poured Walls, LLC has spent his entire life in the concrete foundation and wall business. Like most futurists who have the foresight to take on radical ideas, he decided it was time to add precast walls to his offerings.
August 13, 2015
The basic profile of a MonoKast wall includes a 10-inch wide header beam at the top and a 10-inch wide footing beam at the bottom; both of which are 3-1/2 inches thick with solid concrete and reinforced steel. The concrete shell is two inches thick, fiber reinforced, and is 5,000 psi code compliant.
Concrete Equipment & Products
A New Bridge for the St. Croix River
Engineers and contractors collaborate to build a high-tech bridge.
August 13, 2015
The new St. Croix River crossing between Minnesota and Wisconsin near Stillwater is an “extra-dosed precast segmental” structural concrete bridge. Shown here are the first three 180 ton segments on either side of the pier, held in place by post-tensioned tendons. The blue device is called a “segment lifter” and it also supports a working platform on the edge of the segment that iron-workers use to do the cable tensioning.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Building Deep Foundations
June 18, 2015
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.
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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.
May 14, 2015
Concrete Equipment & Products
PERI Introduces New Slab Formwork GRIDFLEX
March 17, 2015
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