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Working Safely with Concrete
From the Portland Cement Association: Working Safely with Concrete Concrete is easy to work with, versatile, durable, and economoicl. By taking a few basic precautions, it is also one of the safest building materials known. Relatively few people involved in mixing, handling, and finishing concrete have experienced injury. Outlined below are some simple suggestions-protection, prevention, …
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Pumper Truck Safety on ICF Projects
Here’s a great article in ICF Builder magazine with tips on keeping your crew safe while working with concrete pumper trucks. Truck-mounted boom pumps are by far the most common way to fill ICF walls and footings. They’re efficient, effective, and affordable. The average ICF residential project, for instance, will see at least three visits …
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Concrete Curing vs Drying.
From the Portland Cement Association: The terms curing and drying are frequently used interchangeably with regard to the moisture condition of new concrete slabs. The following definitions clarify these terms. Curing Curing of concrete is defined as providing adequate moisture, temperature, and time to allow the concrete to achieve the desired properties for its …
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The Precast Show 2020 Thank You.
Denver Concrete Vibrator would like to thank all of the attendees to The Precast Show 2020 in Fort Worth, TX. Your presence made this years show one of the best. See you next year at The Precast Show 2021 in New Orleans, LA.
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House Lawmakers Agree on Infrastructure Investments.
From Transportation Topics. Democrats and Republicans on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee in the House demonstrated a rare show of bipartisanship Feb. 6 by endorsing stakeholders’ consistent calls for investing in multimodal connectivity. Neither party, however, has revealed a long-term plan meant to provide funding for transportation projects. During a hearing of the Trade …
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Development of Concrete Mixtures
From Equipment and Contracting.com The concrete mixture is critical for most concrete properties and these details need to be considered in the mix design. During this planning stage, various factors need to be evaluated: workability, durability, strength, economy, and placement conditions. The information in this article will help with the selection of concrete ingredients as well as …
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Placing and Finishing Concrete
From the Portland Cement Association: Mixing, transporting, and handling of concrete should be carefully coordinated with placing and finishing operations. Concrete should not be deposited more rapidly than it can be spread, struck off, consolidated, and bullfloated and deposited continuously as near as possible to its final position. In slab construction, placing should be started along …
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Advantages of Concrete Pumping
From Equipment and Contracting.com. Pumping concrete is not just for large, commercial construction projects. Even a homeowner building a small patio can save time and money pumping concrete instead of moving it in a wheelbarrow. There are several reasons a project manager should consider concrete pumping on their next job site. There are also many advantages …
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Bugholes in Concrete – Causes and Cures
From the Portland Cement Association: Bugholes in concrete: Causes and Cures. Causes Perhaps the most influential cause of bugholes is improper vibration. Consolidation, usually through vibration, sets the air and water bubbles into motion. A proper amount of vibration sends both entrapped air and excess water to the free surface of the concrete – either …
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Infrastructure Bill for 2020.
Is a new infrastructure law possible for 2020? As Congress reconvenes after the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday the House is expected to unveil a new infrastructure spending bill. In addition to funding for roads and bridges, the House bill is also expected to address other sectors such as water resources, energy, broadband, pipeline safety …
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