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  • Rebar Without Corrosion

    Alternative reinforcing materials can improve concrete performance in harsh conditions and critical applications. We look at the choices.

  • Concrete Boom Pumps: Safety & Productivity

    Of all the equipment that has changed concrete construction over the past 40 years, the concrete boom pump is number one for increasing productivity and reducing labor. A concrete pump is a very large and powerful piece of equipment that can provide great benefits on a concrete project but it can...

  • Pervious Concrete Maintenance

    The defining characteristic of pervious concrete is its ability to drain. If the surface becomes clogged, the infiltration rate can be compromised. Good maintenance prevents the need for remedial cleaning over the life of the pavement for most situations.

  • Advice for Planning a Roller-Compacted Concrete Test Strip

    No matter how successful they have been in the past, good roller-compacted concrete contractors will install a test strip before each project to verify the process.

  • Designing and Constructing Quieter Concrete Pavements

    Study identifies variables that contribute to tire pavement noise.

  • Virginia Turns to Concrete for Bridge Repairs

    Concrete overlays help explain why only 9% of Virginia's bridges are deemed structurally deficient.

  • It's Masonry Madness!

    Billed as the main event for the competition series, when the 60-minute SPEC MIX Bricklayer 500 came to an end, the first place title was awarded to Fred Campbell, 41, a mason and owner of Creative Masonry, in Jonesborough, Tenn.

  • Why Three Pounds? Or, when can I glue on my linoleum?

    The 3-pound limit and the moisture vapor emissions rate test methodology itself are contrary to good science: they cannot and should not used to characterize any mature slab for any purpose.

  • Joint Stabilizers Prove Durable

    Mechanical devices intended to prevent movement across joints in concrete slabs, joint stabiizers, were invented in 2005. To determine their long-term performance, the author went back to check some early installations.

  • Adding Water to Concrete

    Adding water to a load of concrete may or may not be acceptable, depending on the parameters that must be met.