Discovering the Unexpected

Final analysis on CC’s two-year warehouse field study.

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

Cement for Severe Environments
A new pozzolanic cement when used to make concrete can resist attack in acidic or alkaline environments and also withstand higher temperatures than portland cement concrete.
MicroLumen Manufacturing Facilities
The exposed aggregate finish features Mother of Pearl shells, mirror, and glass.
Wacker Neuson Announces 2nd Technical Academy Class Sept. 12-13, 2011
The Wacker Neuson Technical Academy will hold it's second prep course for the ACI Specialty Commercial/Industrial Concrete Floor Finishers certification.

Industrial Concrete Layout the Easy Way
Total stations and robotic total stations were once tools for surveyors only, but manufacturers are not making them contractor friendly. As a result, more contractors are beginning to see the value in using total station technology.
Setting Anchor Bolts
Setting anchor bolts may sound like a simple task in preparing a slab or foundation for placement. But for industrial/commercial concrete contractors it can become a very complicated and important detail.
Performance-Based Dowel Design
Serviceability is the name of the game with floor slabs that will have lift truck traffic. The most vulnerable places on such a floor slab are the joints. The joints break down when a lift truck moves toward the joint, deflecting down the edge of the slab panel it is on, then bumping against the...

Discovering the Unexpected
Find out the results of CC's two-year warehouse floor study.
No Joints? No Cracks? No Gray? No Problem!
The Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corp. (ABW), Kennesaw, Ga., has always tried to improve its facilities and operations with each new warehouse or expansion.
Industrial Concrete Layout the Easy Way
Total stations and robotic total stations were once tools for surveyors only, but manufacturers are not making them contractor friendly. As a result, more contractors are beginning to see the value in using total station technology.

Cement for Severe Environments

A new pozzolanic cement when used to make concrete can resist attack in acidic or alkaline environments and also withstand higher...
UV Curing Speeds Project Completion

Speed, durability, and sustainability are some of UV curing's benefits.
No Joints? No Cracks? No Gray? No Problem!

The Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corp. (ABW), Kennesaw, Ga., has always tried to improve its facilities and operations with each new warehouse...

Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Withstands Heavy Loads

The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Caterpillar warehouse demands a lot of its 110,000-square-foot concrete slab.
Concrete Warehouse Requires No Heating

Though built near Chicago, where temperatures can plummet below zero in the winter and exceed 100° F in the summer, the 430,000-square-foot...

Laying It on Thick

Placing mass concrete—which is defined for practical purposes as concrete formed with a minimum dimension of 3 feet—presents challenges in...

Cement for Severe Environments

A new pozzolanic cement when used to make concrete can resist attack in acidic or alkaline environments and also withstand higher...
MicroLumen Manufacturing Facilities

The exposed aggregate finish features Mother of Pearl shells, mirror, and glass.
Wacker Neuson Announces 2nd Technical Academy Class Sept. 12-13, 2011

The Wacker Neuson Technical Academy will hold it's second prep course for the ACI Specialty Commercial/Industrial Concrete Floor Finishers...

American Concrete Institute

ACI's online learning center offers education on a variety of topics, while the bookstore sells the association's standards and codes.
American Society of Concrete Contractors

ASCC provides a variety of resources to its concrete contractor members, including publications, newsletters, insurance, and more.
Associated General Contractors of America

AGC's nationwide network of chapters provides a full range of services.
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

CRSI has a nationwide Region Manager network for local marketing, technical and membership support.
Portland Cement Association

PCA provides well-rounded programs of market development, education, research, technical services, and government affairs.