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Concrete Equipment & Products
The Gap Between The Experience & Interpretation In OSHA Fall Protection Regulation
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
From an inquiry, the Concrete Foundations Association discovered a gap that exists between experience with fall protection and interpretation of the current regulation.
March 14, 2017
Figure 2: “Wall walker certified in a residential foundation contractor fall protection plan to work along a “controlled access zone.”
Concrete
Elegant Concrete Design Greets Patrons at the Hollywood Park Casino
Trademark Concrete Systems once again showcases its ability to deliver a unique architectural look with a black and white banded concrete placement in Inglewood, Calif.
March 14, 2017
The black and white banded design creates a dramatic grand entrance to the casino.
Concrete
Concrete Slump Should Not Be Specified
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
The concrete producer and contractor should determine slump requirements.
March 14, 2017
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Concrete Equipment & Products
When Specifications Require Long Minimum Lifespans
Can we design and build structures we know will last a hundred years?
March 14, 2017
As the cost of building structures increases owners such as Department of Transportations’ want them to last longer so they include language in specifications requiring lifespans as much as 100 years. Construction costs more but they hope that maintenance over the years will be less.
Concrete Technology
The How's and Why's of Concrete Curing
Twining Inc.
Discover ways concrete petrographers evaluate how well (or not) curing operations are done in concrete construction.
March 2, 2017
Photograph of polished surface from a concrete core removed from a poorly cured slab on ground showing layer of dark paste at the top of the core. Scale in millimeters. The loss of material at the top is due to poor hydration.
Concrete Equipment & Products
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.
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 Vibrators
Multiquip Introduces BPX Backpack Concrete Vibrator Motor
Multiquip Inc.
Multiquip introduces the BPX, an all-new backpack concrete vibrator motor, at World of Conrete 2017
January 18, 2017
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Lifting & Material Handling
Kenco Multilift V1
Kenco Corporation
Kenco's Multilift V1 lifting attachment automatically grabs and releases concrete wall, blocks and slabs, and works on any machine with lifting capabilities
January 10, 2017
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Concrete
Unique Grasscrete Becomes Ideal Solution to Solve Drainage Issues at Louisiana Building Site
FEMA requirements meant the site of rebuilding an auditorium in Louisiana needed to be raised out of the flood plain, creating a 7-ft. slope that needed a unique stabilization solution
January 9, 2017
“The slope needed to be stabilized beyond the parking lot because of the steep grade and concerns about erosion,” says Robby Oswald, owner of Bomanite of New Orleans. Grasscrete was the ideal solution because it forms a concrete lattice that allows grass or other vegetation to grow within the voids. In this case it was covered with sod.”
Material Processing & Debris Handling
Portable Axle Load Scale (PALS) Weighing Solution
Fairbanks Scales
Fairbanks Scales' Portable Axle Load Scale (PALS) weighing solution eliminates the need for a pier or slab foundation requiring only a flat, unyielding surface to install and complete the unit
December 7, 2016
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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.
Decorative Concrete
Decorative Concrete for the Las Vegas Arena
The plaza of the new Las Vegas Arena (T Mobile Arena) owned by MGM Resorts, Las Vegas, Nevada has 149,472 square feet of decorative concrete pavement, 3,425 contact square feet of walls.
December 6, 2016
The new 149,472 square foot plaza for the Las Vegas Arena consists of random integral pastel color shapes meant to compliment the desert surrounding area that Las Vegas is built on. There are no right angles in panel shapes so the decorative concrete contractor, T.B. Penick, decided to hire a surveying company to set points for panel corners to facilitate forming operations.
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 & Reinforcement
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.
Decorative Concrete
New Ester Simplot Water Park Features Special Precast Components
November 29, 2016
Creating a very distinguishing look for the park’s new vehicular bridge, the arched bridge fascia panels, cast with wood grain finish, were installed three on each side of the bridge and the column pier caps were mounted on top of the bridge columns.
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