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extensive shoring was needed to support the temples south wall during roof repairs. to make sure shoring posts were set only on solid soil, ground-penetrating radar was used to locate and map underground heating tunnels.

Team Unites to Repair a Modernist Landmark

Roof slab reconstruction was a challenge well met.

Roof slab reconstruction was a challenge well met.

 

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  • Campbell's

    This project by Colour, Placerville, Calif., began with an almost 80-year-old floor that was so deteriorated it looked like old exposed aggregate.

     
  • How to Moisture Test Concrete Floors

    Testing concrete slabs for excess moisture has become a common construction requirement, particularly where flooring or impermeable membranes are to be installed on top of the slab. But, while several standard moisture test methods are available, no single test reveals everything that should be...

     
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    Post-tensioned Slab on Ground Foundations

    With their excellent performance, relative ease of construction, and economy, post-tensioned residential foundations are becoming a more standard foundation system for residential construction regardless of soils classification.

     
 

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Ask editors Bill Palmer and Joe Nasvik by emailing cceditor@hanleywood.com.

 

CC Field Test

Concrete Construction Field Test

Learn more about shrinkage and curling in warehouse floors.


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    Discovering the Unexpected

    Find out the results of CC's two-year warehouse floor study.

     
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    Unexpected Results

    One and a half years into the two-year curling field study on warehouse floors, the results have been unexpected.

     
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    One Year Later

    In February 2009, Concrete Construction magazine and Scurto Cement Construction Ltd., Gilberts, Ill., joined forces to conduct a field...

     
 
 
 

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Pervious Concrete

  • Perfecting Pervious

    If you’re looking to learn more about pervious concrete, there is no better opportunity that this year’s WOC!

     
  • Most Influential People in the Concrete Industry 2012

    CC selects five people each year to recognize for helping to make advances in the concrete industry.

     
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    John Kevern

    John Kevern has helped define how to make pervious successful and for that he is one of CC’s Most Influential People in 2012.

     
 

Slabs

  • Awarding The Best Slabs

    The Quality in Concrete Slabs Luncheon explored the characteristics of a high-quality and durable slabs, and how that might be developed...

     
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    Innovative Ideas and Products

    Innovative apps and products in the concrete industry.

     
  • Vibrating handheld screeds, the lightest and least expensive mechanized screeds, save effort and allow the finisher to work standing up.

    Choosing the Right Screed

    This indispensable equipment is a must-have for any flatwork contractor. Find out how to choose the best your operation.

     

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Resources

 
 
  • Committee 302: Construction of Concrete Floors

    This committee develops and reports information on materials and procedures for the construction of concrete floors.

  • WOC Bookstore

    A number of titles on forming, focused on moisture control, finishing, overlays, and more, are available for purchase.

  • WOC Education Program

    The Floors & Slabs track focuses on floor flatness, moisture problems, concrete polishing, and how to minimize curling/shrinkage.

 
  • TCA Project of the Year

    The TCA Achievement Awards honor projects that use site-cast tilt-up concrete to provide unique solutions to building programs.

  • Tilt-Up Certification

    The Tilt-Up Supervisor and Tilt-Up Technician certification programs offer professionals the ability to be recognized as a leader.

  • Tilt-Up Concrete Association

    TCA's Reference Collection includes promotional flyers, technical white papers, information sources, and education manuals.

 
 
 

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