Products Solving Problems

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    CPR Saves Oklahoma Freeway

    A survey of the Oklahoma City section of I-44 proved to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) that it was in desperate need of repair. Their solution: concrete pavement restoration (CPR).

     
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    Finding Buried Treasure With Diamond Grinding

    With an unprecedented number of roadways in need of repair across the U.S., cost-effective pavement rehabilitation techniques remain a pressing issue for roadway engineers and owners.

     
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    Data Backup

    T. B. Penick & Sons, a general contractor in San Diego, Calif., recently hired San Diego-based technology consulting firm RestorWare to help develop a solution for its data backup capabilities.

     
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    Moisture- And Static-Free Concrete Floors

    In 2003, the OKI Telecom management team invested in a protective electrostatic discharge (ESD) flooring system to eliminate static electricity from the production floor at its Suwanee, Ga., facility where the company manufactures automotive electronics, cellular phones, and personal communications...

     
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    L.A. Finds Path to Better Concrete Paving

    When the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services needed to pour a 4000-foot bike path connecting an existing path in Burbank, Calif., to the North Hollywood arts district, it abandoned traditional wood forms in favor of reusable metal forms and a truss scre

     
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    Lightweight power

    Five years ago, Dennis Lura took it upon himself to build a roller screed suitable for large jobs, yet one that a small crew could handle. Other contractors who borrowed the screed were impressed and thus, the Lightning Strike roller screed by Lura Enterprises was born.

     
  • Father and sons install fabric formwork

    Danny Epp and his two sons, Ryan and Brandon, recently formed and poured the footings for their new home in Tsawwassen, B.C., Canada, using the Fastfoot forming membrane. The building site was excavated on two separate levels to minimize excavation costs on a steep slope. The plan was to build the...

     
  • Easy Epoxy Concrete Floor Coatings

    Many industrial and commercial concrete floors are not protected. As a result they can suffer irreparable damage from many sources.

     
  • World's Largest Fabric Form Column Pads

    The Giusti Group, Calgary, constructed concrete foundations, columns, and floors for a six-story concrete and steel condominium project in Kelowna, B.C.

     
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    Hose Idea Has a Ring to It

    The problem is as old as concrete pumping itself: jobsite damage caused by the weight and movement of the pump hose. “Just about everyone in the concrete business has battle scars from a pour that went bad because of line pump hose damage,” says Tim Mulligan, owner of Roseville Concrete Pumping in...

     
  • New Tool for Grooving or Grinding Pavements

    Pavement sawing contractor Rick Younger invented a patented device for grooving and grinding concrete pavement. It consists of replaceable straps mounted on a rotating drum with a metal inner core. A hard rubber sleeve covering the drum absorbs shocks, jarring and vibration. The straps are mounted...