Forethought and preparation are necessary to ensure your company gets it right the first time when placing and finishing large commercial and industrial floors. "Concrete waits for no man" was a ...

The Ohio approach to the Big Mac Bridge, which was damaged by a large outdoor fire in November, recently got both its concrete pours and is on track to open in March. Details here.

But before you go upgrading the concrete slab, know this — if its surface ... to this ratio for the best results. When you pour the acid on the floor, be careful not to cause splashes ...

and you don’t have to mess with making sure it’s positioned in the middle of the slab during the pour,” says Alan Sparkman, executive director with the Tennessee Concrete Association.

With concrete the ... formwork to shape a floor can potentially use up to 60 percent less concrete and 90 percent less steel than conventional reinforced concrete floor slabs - further reducing ...

Sometimes improper mixing of the concrete leads to a pocket of aggregate in the slab that isn't coated ... caused by ...

Check it regularly to see if the floor is sinking. If so, there's likely some space between the slab and the ground. 3. Drill a hole - Drill a small hole through the concrete and poke through it ...

The average flat concrete floor slab, he continues, is around 10 inches thick ... in 2021, tested the idea as a poured-in-place version at HiLo, part of a life-size experiment in low-carbon ...

Pre-tensioning is typically used in making beams, floor slabs, balconies, water tanks, and concrete pipes. Before the concrete is poured, the tendons are secured between end-anchorages whether the ...