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Concrete Pumps
Putzmeister Boom Pump Helps Revitalize One of Salt Lake City's Oldest Neighborhoods
Long reach and unique outrigger system of a Putzmeister 61-meter concrete boom pump helps project rise with efficiency
May 23, 2016
Four truck-mounted boom pumps from Dudley Concrete Pumping’s fleet placed 3,100 cubic yards of concrete for a logistically demanding pour.
Business Services
How Value-added Services Can Improve Your Construction Business' Bottom Line
Construction Business Coaching
Continue to offer services you're best at but explore new services, ideas or customers to become a resource and a partner for your customers now and in the future
May 18, 2016
Be more than a service provider. Be a resource and a partner in your customer's future. When you offer more than the lowest price and the minimum required, your business will grow and make more money.
Concrete Technology
New Tomography Software for Cross Hole Sonic Logging: PDI-Tomo
Crosshole Sonic Logging evaluates the integrity of the concrete of drilled shafts and other bored or cast-in-place deep foundations.
May 2, 2016
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Water & Moisture Mitigation
The Basics of Waterproofing Concrete Foundations
Adding foundation waterproofing to a concrete business can increase your profits.
April 13, 2016
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
How to Manage Moisture Loss and Temperature of Freshly Placed Concrete
KB Engineering LLC
Curing, the action taken by contractors to maintain adequate moisture and temperature of freshly placed concrete, promotes the chemical hydration of the cementitious materials within the concrete.
April 13, 2016
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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.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Husqvarna MS 360 Masonry Saw
Husqvarna Construction Products
The Husqvarna MS 360 masonry saw offers 360 degrees of benefits. With a cutting capacity of 5-inches deep and a 17.25-inch cutting length, it is the next generation of the manufacturer’s popular MS 355 masonry saw.
March 29, 2016
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Concrete Equipment & Products
Bosch RH328VC-36 Bulldog 36V 1-1/8" SDS-plus Rotary Hammer
Bosch Power Tools & Accessories
Bosch KickBack Control teamed with advanced vibration control offers extra protection on the job.
March 23, 2016
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Concrete Equipment & Products
PRECON by W. R. MEADOWS
W. R. Meadows Inc.
PRECON is used as a pre-applied membrane in vertical applications where access to the positive side is limited.
March 18, 2016
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Construction Technology
Enhanced Tekla Software Solutions Improve Construction Workflow Efficiency
New software versions improve construction project workflows through better usability, efficient drawing production and enhanced collaboration
March 16, 2016
With Tekla Structures 2016, collaboration has become easier and more reliable with its advanced functionalities such as Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) file change management. When another discipline working on the construction project makes changes, Tekla Structures users can now see what has changed in the IFC reference model.
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.
Concrete 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
How to Deal with Chloride Challenges in Residential Concrete Foundation Pours
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
Concrete Foundations Assoc. explains the complexity of maximum chloride levels permitted in residential concrete and how concrete contractors can ensure quality foundation pours
March 4, 2016
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Decorative Concrete
Why Polishing Suspended Concrete Slabs is More Likely to Disappoint Customers
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
Polished-concrete specifications are based on experience with slabs-on-grade, so contractors must help project owners understand how results will likely vary when polishing suspended slabs
March 4, 2016
When slabs on ground are polished, non-uniform exposure of aggregate is a result of high spots cause by slab curling. Deflection of many suspended slabs exceeds the upward movement at curled slabs, so polishing may result in even larger areas that exhibit such non-uniform aggregate exposure.
Decorative Concrete
Great Expectations
In 2012 Cuviello Concrete (Stevensville, Md.) was asked to do an AIA presentation for an architect designing an elementary school and owner who wanted to use polished concrete.
March 4, 2016
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Concrete Equipment & Products
Topcon Robotic-based System for Concrete Paving
Topcon Positioning Systems
The LPS Paving System is designed to provide a stringless paving solution in conditions when GNSS signals are blocked or unavailable.
February 26, 2016
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