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To complete the work, students sprayed water-based colored stains. A graphic representation of the Brooklyn Bridge on the left and the Golden Gate Bridge on the right is depicted.

Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: CIM Students

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Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: CIM Students

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: CIM Students

    CIM Students started with polyfoam shapes, precut on a hot-wire table.

    http://www.concreteconstruction.net/Images/tmp4CB2%2Etmp_tcm45-1112411.jpg

    CIM Students started with polyfoam shapes, precut on a hot-wire table.

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    Joe Nasvik

    CIM Students started with polyfoam shapes, precut on a hot-wire table.

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: CIM Students

    The foam blocks were anchored to the slab with rebar pins drilled and epoxied into the concrete. Spray adhesive was used to glue the many pieces together.

    http://www.concreteconstruction.net/Images/tmp4CB3%2Etmp_tcm45-1112419.jpg

    The foam blocks were anchored to the slab with rebar pins drilled and epoxied into the concrete. Spray adhesive was used to glue the many pieces together.

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    Joe Nasvik

    The foam blocks were anchored to the slab with rebar pins drilled and epoxied into the concrete. Spray adhesive was used to glue the many pieces together.

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: CIM Students

    To complete the work, students sprayed water-based colored stains. A graphic representation of the Brooklyn Bridge on the left and the Golden Gate Bridge on the right is depicted.

    http://www.concreteconstruction.net/Images/tmp4CB4%2Etmp_tcm45-1112427.jpg

    To complete the work, students sprayed water-based colored stains. A graphic representation of the Brooklyn Bridge on the left and the Golden Gate Bridge on the right is depicted.

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    Joe Nasvik

    To complete the work, students sprayed water-based colored stains. A graphic representation of the Brooklyn Bridge on the left and the Golden Gate Bridge on the right is depicted.

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: CIM Students

    Shown here is part of the CIM student group that performed the work.

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    Shown here is part of the CIM student group that performed the work.

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    Joe Nasvik

    Shown here is part of the CIM student group that performed the work.

The combined efforts of students, faculty, and volunteers decided on an East Meets West theme, featuring iconic representations of the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges. Students included Steve Aguilar, Melanie and Morgan Dennis, Steve Orellana, and Sophia Salazar.

Mike Eastergard, one of the volunteers, precut polystyrene shapes, which students assembled and anchored to the concrete pad to provide the fundamental shape for each bridge. Students then used trowels to build the thickness of the cementitious material to approximately 1/4 inch. They added color with a high-velocity, low-pressure spray gun.