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EDITORIAL COMMENT

  • Could You Repeat the Question?

    For the past year or so, I have written a number of editorials regarding the economic conditions of the construction industry.

     

FEATURES

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CC Field Test

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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.

     

Tools for the Concrete Pro

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    DeWalt

    To improve jobsite health, safety, and housekeeping, more and more concrete contractors are seeking ways to collect concrete dust at its source.

     
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    CDCLarue

    To improve jobsite health, safety, and housekeeping, more and more concrete contractors are seeking ways to collect concrete dust at its source.

     
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    Bosch Tools

    To improve jobsite health, safety, and housekeeping, more and more concrete contractors are seeking ways to collect concrete dust at its source.

     
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    Makita USA

    To improve jobsite health, safety, and housekeeping, more and more concrete contractors are seeking ways to collect concrete dust at its source.

     
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    New Directions in Dust Control

    Anyone who works with cement or concrete should be aware of the potential health hazards and take precautions to avoid serious health risks.

     

NEWS & EVENTS

  • Strategic Development Council Meeting

    The concrete industry's Strategic Development Council's (SDC) upcoming Session #28 meeting is this fall. The meeting will be held in Plymouth, Mich., at St. John's Hotel, Golf, and Conference Center on Oct. 7–8 2010.

     
  • Concrete Material Prices Down

    According to the Producer Price Index report from the U.S. Labor Department, prices for construction materials and supplies in July 2010 were down 0.2% from June 2010, yet they were up 4.5% from July 2009.

     
  • Concrete Industry Management Program Searches for Donations

    The Concrete Industry Management Program (CIM), a concrete-specific business program that gives graduates a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in concrete industry management, is seeking donations at their sixth annual auction.

     
  • EPA Regulates Fly Ash

    Concrete is the most used building material in the world, but unfortunately it also leaves a major carbon dioxide footprint because of one of its main binders.

     
  • Construction Leadership Council Scholarship

    The Construction Leadership Council has awarded Daniel Cook, a senior from Middle Tennessee State University, the first annual Construction Leadership Council $1500 scholarship.

     

SLABS ON GRADE

  • Grade Basics (Floors)

    They're called slabs on grade. They're composed of two equally important elements, each with a distinctly different function.

     

SAFETY MATTERS

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    Managing Safety

    A management system is a key piece when starting a new construction project, especially because it can help with time management, costs, and safety.

     

DECORATIVE CONCRETE

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    Superior Resistance

    The One Day Floors polyaspartic polyurea coating can withstand 98% relative humidity with a vapor transmission rate of up to 10 lbs.

     
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    Durable Coating for Floors

    Rhino FastFloor DF (Decorative Floor) is a two-component, rapid-curing, hybrid polyurea coating system.

     
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    Industrial-Strength Coating

    HP Spartacote offers several industrial-strength polyaspartic coating systems for residential garage floors.

     
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    Thin Decorative Overlay

    When Planicrete UA is mixed with Keracolor U or Ultracolor Plus grouts, available in 36 designer colors, the resulting toppings open up a world of opportunities for concrete artisans.

     
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    UV Light Machine

    The advantages of UV coatings over traditional methods are significant to both significant to both customers and contractors.

     
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    Should You Cure Decorative?

    Few professional concrete organizations would suggest that concrete should not be cured, though some exceptions exist.

     

JOBSITE PRODUCTS

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    Four-Piece Anchor

    The Thermal Pos-I-Tie features a plastic wing nut, stainless-steel barrel, neoprene washer, and screw inserts for steel stud, concrete, CMU, brick, and wood backup walls.

     
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    Fast-Curing Adhesive Anchor

    The HIT-HY 150 MAX-SD fast-curing adhesive anchor system is ideal for installing 3/8- to 1-in.-diameter threaded rods and #3 to #8 rebar.

     
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    Seismic-Approved Anchor

    The company now offers a full line of lengths and diameters for Trubolt +.

     
  • Repair/Renovation Anchor

    The Reinforcing Anchor System is fashioned out of a steel bar enclosed in a mesh fabric sleeve and inserted into the structure where reinforcement is needed.

     
  • Self-Undercutting Anchor

    The Torq-Cut self-undercutting anchor is a heavy-duty, high-capacity anchor designed and tested for use in cracked and uncracked concrete under static and seismic loading conditions.

     

PRODUCTS SOLVING PROBLEMS

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    Reservoir Rehabilitation

    The Jackson Gulch Reservoir, an imperative resource to the mountainous regions of southwestern Colorado, supplies water to more than 13,000 acres of agriculture lands as well as domestic water to Mesa Verde National Park.

     

PROBLEM CLINIC

  • Spalling in Parking Lots

    What causes spalling in concrete parking lots?

     
  • Concrete Expansion Joints

    Are joints in concrete meant to accommodate expansion or contraction? Someone told me that what I've always called expansion joints I should now call contraction joints. Does this mean that concrete doesn't expand? What are these joints actually supposed to do?

     
  • Removing Excess Bond Breaker

    On a recent project, we encountered a problem with excess bond breaker left on tilt-up panels. What is the best way to get the bond breaker off of panels so they can be painted successfully?

     
  • Sweating Slab Syndrome

    What is sweating slab syndrome and how can we prevent it on future projects?

     

SUSTAINABILITY

  • Concrete Steals the Show

    Although the leaves are changing colors in Pittsburgh this fall, ACI will keep things green. The ACI's fall convention, “Green Concrete in the Steel City,” takes place Oct. 24–28 in Pittsburgh's Westin Convention Center Hotel and David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

     

CONTRACTOR TO WATCH

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    Okland Construction Co. Inc.

    Okland Construction Co. Inc., Salt Lake City, has based its core values on the same four principles since 1918: integrity, quality, vision, and success.

     

WOMEN IN CONCRETE

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    In Your Crowd, Who Stands Tall?

    Leaders live among us, but we can forget how many there are in the concrete industry. There's usually a good reason we revere someone's advice and view them as a leader.

     
 

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