Find out about a new evaluation device, FHWA program, and sludge drying agent.
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Spancrete announced the expansion of Spancrete Global Services, formerly Spancrete Machinery Corporation and the launch of Building Innovation.
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The Post-Tensioning Institute has announced a new specification update approved by the PTI Board of Directors and the Technical Advisory Board.
Planicrete is a water-based concentrated liquid latex admixture that improves bond, flexural, and tensile strength.
The Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corp. (ABW), Kennesaw, Ga., has always tried to improve its facilities and operations with each new warehouse or expansion.
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A Kansas DOT research project used three types of lightweight aggregate to develop lightweight concrete mixtures for a bridge deck and for prestressed bridge girders.
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The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) announced the 2009 Legends of Post-Tensioning, PTI Fellows, and Technical Advisory Board Award recipients Monday, May 4, at the Legends of Post-Tensioning Awards Program.
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The concrete pavement project, located on Interstate Highway 35 in Hillsboro, in the Waco District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), involved the construction of a 9-inch post-tensioned concrete pavement (PTCP) and a 14-inch conventional continuously reinforced concrete pavement...
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The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), a nonprofit organization for the advancement of post-tensioned concrete design and construction, has announced the dates for their popular Level One Field Fundamentals of Unbonded Tendons as well as Level Two Inspector Training and Certification of Field...
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A recent Portland Cement Association (PCA) report analyzed the National Inventory Data and concluded that for all classes of road or highway systems, reinforced and prestressed concrete bridges have a lower rate of structural deficiency than steel bridges.
Post-tensioned concrete is a term heard more and more in the construction industry today.
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For all classes of road or highway systems, reinforced and prestressed concrete bridges have a significantly lower rate of structural deficiency than steel bridges, according to a new PCA analysis.
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VSL, a nationwide specialty-construction company focusing on the design, manufacture, and installation of concrete reinforcement systems, recently received five awards from the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI).
You wouldn't know it just by driving by any of the jobsites, but these days Southern Florida is a hotbed of laser scanning for high-rise construction.
The Post-Tensioning Institute announces the 2008 award winners; a construction equipment dealer and rental company launches campaign for breast cancer awareness month; the National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act and more.
Later this month, the first of a number of concrete construction trade shows are scheduled to commence in the effort to help you stay competitive and knowledgeable in this ever-changing industry. Here are just a few of the critical shows relevant to the concrete contractor you won't want to miss.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced theretirement of George Barney, senior vice president for market developmentand technical services, effective May 1, 2008.
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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) currently is seeking papers for sessions to take place during the ACI Spring 2009 Convention in San Antonio, Texas, from March 15-19, 2009.
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The editors of The Concrete Producer magazine join Concrete Construction in selecting their own influencers of 2007.
There are many opinions floating around as to the benefits, or lack thereof, of reinforcement in slabs on ground. Not all reinforcement works the same way. To be able to understand the potential benefits and negatives of any particular reinforcement system, one has to understand how that system...