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Concrete
Circular Concrete Pours: Tips on Pouring a Circular Foundation for a Grain Bin
Curb Roller Manufacturing
When the job is a foundation for a grain bin, you can find limitations and unique challenges to such a remote setting. Investing in specialized equipment may save time and provide a long-lasting foundation.
May 10, 2021
Battery-powered roller screeds are suited for remote applications. They have no cords or hoses and can be easily operated in remote environments with a limited power supply.
Screeds
Roller Screeds: Rental Center Questions Answered
Curb Roller Manufacturing
Roller screeds meet the market's demand to make concrete more achievable to workers of all skill levels. With equipment that is adjustable, convenient and easy to operate, contractors can take on more jobs and projects than they may have previously.
August 6, 2020
Curb roller screed
Concrete
Placing, Finishing, Sawing and Curing Total Concrete Slab Packages
Structural Services Inc.
The following is the second article in a two-part series that reviews current practices for installation of total concrete slab packages from base course to final finish.
December 15, 2019
Early entry sawing.
Concrete
40,000-sq.-ft. Concrete Floor Placement Proceeds Like Clockwork
A well-planned job, well-trained staff and reliable, high-performance equipment all contribute to a profitable day’s work.
January 11, 2018
Milis Flatwork, Kaukauna, Wis. working on a 40,000 square foot warehouse expansion. Seventy trucks delivered almost 700 cu. yds. of concrete. Wacker Neuson trowels were used to finish the slab.
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
3D Concrete Screeding System Offers Contractors Labor Savings, Cost Cuts and Niche Opportunities
Technology has improved the concrete screeding and many contractors are experiencing positive impacts on labor and material costs while also increasing profits.
January 12, 2016
Since purchasing the Ligchine screed, Jerry Canini (Felix Construction) says he is now running a crew of five to six men. The addition of the 3D screed machine has eliminated labor costs and increased efficiency.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Building A Velodrome
The Kenosha Park District in Wisconsin is rebuilding its velodrome, a track arena dedicated to bicycle racing. The track has two straight sections and two 180-degree high pitched circular bends. It’s one of the oldest tracks in the U.S., starting in 1927.
December 1, 2015
Placing pavement on steep slopes is challenging—estimating is more difficult, concrete mixes must be low slump, more labor is needed, equipment needs are different, and finishing is more complicated.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Concrete Services Beats The Heat and High Winds After Partnering With Somero Enterprises, Inc.
Architectural and structural installations are all in a days work for Concrete Services. However, beating the high California winds and heat on a new 80-acre Business Park located in Livermore, California are proving to be calm and cool.
July 29, 2015
With a project of this magnitude, placing large light industrial flooring with specific FF and FL requirements, Concrete Services decided to partner with Somero Enterprises, Inc. and purchased a new S-22E Laser Screed model.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Warehouse Project Consumes Nearly 47,000 cu. yds. of Concrete
March 5, 2015
Poppoff Inc. teamed with Joseph Easley Construction to complete the division three concrete package for the the new Preferred Freezer Services project. Pictured here, Matt Poppoff and James Easley.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Wide Bay Superflat VNA Concrete Floors
Structural Services Inc.
Ultimately, it's up to the facility owner to determine how their Defined Traffic or F-min concrete slabs will be constructed. If the owners don’t want corrective grinding in their defined traffic aisles, then the narrow strip construction method is best.
April 23, 2014
When it came time to measure the placements against the F-min specification and render a certification for compliance, a Floor Levelness and Flatness firm used the F-min Profiler to measure the exact wheel path of the intended material handling equipment. This allowed for instant results ensuring accurate measurements and layout of spot grinding in out-of-tolerance areas.
Concrete Equipment & Products
'White' Pavement for 'Green' Buses
A California transit company installed concrete pavement in a bus yard that houses compressed natural gas (CNG) buses.
June 27, 2013
Speed Screed Cruiser, used in paving Sonoma County bus yard, includes extensions that allow variable paving widths and crown variations.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Specification Limits on Slab-on-Grade Placement Size
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
ACI 302 has stated since 1980 that a limited placement size concept has not achieved any better shrinkage results, is more expensive, and adds time to the schedule.
May 13, 2013
Construction schedules and contractor economics typically require concrete placements of 10,000 to 20,000 square feet or from 30,000 to 50,000 square feet when a Laser Screed is used. This figure shows a 300,000 square foot pour that was completed within 24 hours in a single concrete placement.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Golden Trowel Awards Recognize the World’s Flattest Floors
Golden Trowel winning concrete floor projects are determined by measurements based on the F-Number system.
May 13, 2013
The Superflat floors at the Emmi Roth Cheese Factory measured an FF 171/FL 95. Floor flatness and levelness was necessary for the automated cheese-aging robot that will move up and down the aisles.
Screeds
Q&A with the Inventor of the Somero Laser Screed
Somero Enterprises
The Somero Laser Screed revolutionized the concrete industry by increasing concrete floor quality and taking some of the physical burden off concrete workers.
January 16, 2013
The first Somero Laser Screed, serial number 001.
Concrete Hand Tools
How to Finish Flatter Concrete Floors
KB Engineering LLC
Proper concrete finishing tools and techniques will help you increase your FF numbers so that placing very flat and super flat floors becomes routine
May 18, 2012
Restraightening will cut down high spots and fill low spots; it can increase FF numbers from about 30 to 50 percent.
Screeds
Pervious Pays Off
January 12, 2012
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Paving
How to Select Paver Options to Impact Your Work
Limited budgets require contractors to make choices, so here’s an evaluation of 22 paver options you should consider
October 14, 2011
Contractors have a variety of options to choose from when buying an asphalt paver and the options to buy depend on budget, type of work, and even comfort level with the technology.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Roller screed enhances production and profit
Rieth-Riley construction increases productivity with roller screeds
April 6, 2011
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