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Concrete Equipment & Products
Internal Curing Holds Water
Internal curing of concrete using lightweight aggregate increases hydration, prevents shrinkage and cracking, improves durability, and ensures better quality, while ultimately reducing costs, according to the ASTM Standard Specification for Lightweight Aggregate for Internal Curing of Concrete.
February 25, 2014
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Decorative Concrete
MQ Whiteman Finishing Solutions; SlabArmor and FirstPolish
Multiquip Inc.
February 10, 2014
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Ductilcrete Slab Systems, LLC
389 Sola Dr.
Gilberts, IL 60136
February 5, 2014
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'Get Outta My Dreams'
Industry support and design assistance will help make concrete parking lots a reality for contractors.
January 8, 2014
Decorative Concrete
Patio Paradise
From design concept through decorative installation, Alchemy Concrete employed multiple techniques to create a backyard patio project
January 8, 2014
This central Wisconsin backyard patio incorporates several decorative concrete applications, from textured and stamped slabs to vertical carved pillars to a precast fire table top.
Concrete
Planning Mass Concrete Placements for Radiation Control
Baker Concrete Construction meets the challenges of 6-foot-thick wall and elevated slab placements with strict temperature and density requirements.
January 8, 2014
The Knoxville-based proton therapy facility contains approximately 15,000 cubic yards of concrete and was constructed on an 18-inch-thick mat foundation, with walls ranging in thickness from 3 to 12 feet.
Concrete
Adding Calcium Chloride to Improve Cold Weather Concrete Pouring
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
Calcium chloride is the most effective and least expensive cold weather accelerator for concrete. But its use may be limited by building codes or prohibited by some specifications.
January 8, 2014
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Concrete
Controlling Cracks in Slabs with Unusual Panel Geometries
Tips for crack control in concrete panels with unusual shapes.
January 8, 2014
One of the rules for laying out sawed contraction joints is to not join them at angles less than 60 degrees because cracks form across the angle as shown here.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Wide Spacing is No Road Block for Dowel Drills
Chester Bross Construction overcomes space challenge with E-Z Drill horizontal concrete drilling and doweling machines
December 16, 2013
The E-Z Drill 210-4SRA 4-gang Slab Rider was modified to achieve a maximum of 33-in. spacing for drilling tie bar holes along the shoulder of Nebraska 92. The modified drill doubled Chester Boss' drilling productivity over the 2-gang models.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Minnich Manufacturing A4SCW with Dust Collection
Minnich Manufacturing's A-4SCW with dust collection system drilling on Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The A-4SCW is in Minnich's patent pending wireless line of concrete slab drills.
December 10, 2013
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Concrete Equipment & Products
Drills Play Integral Part in Florida Runway Expansion
Minnich A-4SCW dowel pin drill provides a quick solution for drilling 170,000+ dowel pin holes on the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport runway expansion
December 10, 2013
By attaching the Minnich A-4SCW to a 750-cfm portable air compressor, Archer Western's crew was able to employ a fully contained, fully powered unit that could be driven down the slab via remote control.
Concrete
Pervious Concrete Pavement Gets Fiber Reinforcement
Two types of synthetic fiber reinforcement added durability to light and medium-to-heavy duty pervious pavement areas
December 6, 2013
Finishing the pervious concrete was done with roller-screed strike-off, covered with plastic and rolled, and then received a plastic cover cure.
Concrete Equipment & Products
MHS5 Concrete Floor Scabbler
CS Unitec, Inc.
December 5, 2013
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Decorative Concrete
Etching Offers a Classy Touch to a Student Housing Lobby
A Flattoo ethching application adds a sophisticated design element to the concrete floor in a university housing lobby near the campus of Arizona State University.
December 4, 2013
With a Flattoo system, applicators permanently etch the concrete so the design will never fade or wear off.
Concrete
Commercial Success
MPW Construction Services made its foray into commercial concrete a success by utilizing its expertise in residential concrete and taking a pragmatic approach to growth.
December 4, 2013
MPW Construction Services President Scott Smith on site at his company's Hyland Software project, where his crew has the concrete package on the rennovation project that is converting a health club to office space.
Decorative Concrete
The Basics of Maintenance Equipment
Floor burnishers and floor scrubbers are important tools in polished concrete protection and maintenance.
December 4, 2013
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Decorative Concrete
New Standard Focuses on Measuring Concrete Surface Texture
Adopted by the CSDA and recommended by ACI Committee 310, ST-115 is a quantifiable standard that designates floors by a surface texture grade.
December 4, 2013
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Decorative Concrete
The Past Preserved
Polished concrete floors throughout a newly renovated hotel complement the industrial, historic atmosphere of the former paper factory.
December 4, 2013
The owner of the Paper Factory Hotel chose concrete for his newly renovated building for its look and low life cycle costs.
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