Concrete Products

1. New NPCA committee structure boosts market response mechanisms: (Concrete Currents); Sources: National Precast Concrete Association, Carmel, Ind.; CP staff NPCA directors have approved a new structure of Board and Products Committees, citing their improved capacity “to move quickly to ...; Created on 12 June 2019
2. 3D concrete printer nears commercialization via Texas housing plan: (News Scope); A robotics-savvy, 3D concrete printing equipment developer eyeing affordable housing solutions will deploy its first commercial unit in partnership with a fellow Austin, Texas, business and like-minded ...; Created on 06 May 2019
3. TRB 2019: Reduce portland cement content by optimizing gradation: (TECHNICAL TALK); ... concrete. Concrete Products was present and offers this report on new research involving cast-in-place concrete for transportation infrastructure. We described TRB 2019 research in prestressed, precast ...; Created on 30 April 2019
4. MANUFACTURERS - MARCH 2019: (Briefs); ... lifting equipment for concrete products and slabs, has announced these appointments to its North American sales force: Jeff Baldwin, with more than 20 years of experience in extraction, construction, manufacturing ...; Created on 23 April 2019
5. Laser scan data crunching speeds slab flatness/levelness measurements: (News Scope); Updated software generates floor flatness and levelness figures from laser scan data, and visualizes wet or hardening concrete slabs’ high or low areas with elevation or deviation heatmaps, contours and ...; Created on 23 April 2019
6. Shockey details precast alternative to underground, C-I-P parking structure: (Concrete Currents); ... “born as precast, but living on as a cast-in-place concrete members” and the overall design as “cast-in-place concrete emulation with precast elements.” He and colleagues define “emulative detailing” ...; Created on 22 April 2019
7. 3D concrete printer nears commercialization via Texas housing plan: (Concrete Currents); Sources: Icon and Cielo LP, Austin, Texas; CP staff A robotics-savvy, 3D concrete printing equipment developer eyeing affordable housing solutions will deploy its first commercial unit in partnership ...; Created on 18 March 2019
8. Elematic focuses like a laser on hollow core opening and cut efficiency: (Innovations Reports); Engineered with an eye to accuracy, speed and cost savings in precast concrete hollow core production, the new automatic Elematic E9 plotter features a practical touch screen for fast, accurate marking ...; Created on 26 February 2019
9. TRB 2019: Nanotechnology boosts performance of cementitious grouts: (TECHNICAL TALK); Precast concrete products were on the agenda of the 99th annual Transportation Research Board meeting in January in Washington, D.C. Over 12,000 delegates heard presentations in 800-plus sessions addressing ...; Created on 26 February 2019
10. Rosetta Hardscapes spotlights exceptional licensee projects: (Features); ... paver and slab, residential, and municipal applications. Retaining Wall Midland Concrete Products of Clear Lake, Iowa, transformed an unusable lakefront slope into a livable space with two ...; Created on 26 February 2019
11. Contractor’s Champion: (Features); ... largest capital investment to date: A new concrete paving stone and segmental retaining wall plant with unrivaled color blending, unit finishing and packaging capabilities. The operating milestone and ...; Created on 26 February 2019
12. Sakrete moves into engineered, stronger and faster setting mixes: (News Scope); Atlanta-based Sakrete arrived at World of Concrete 2019 poised for launch of its Pro-Mix series, formulated and packaged with an eye to construction supply house channels and department of transportation ...; Created on 12 February 2019
13. Laser scan data crunching speeds slab flatness/levelness measurements: (Concrete Currents); Sources: ClearEdge3D Inc., Manassas, Va.; CP staff Software unveiled at World of Concrete 2019 generates floor flatness and levelness figures from laser scan data, and visualizes wet or hardening concrete ...; Created on 28 January 2019
14. Mass concrete specification success hinges on temperature monitoring: (Features); by Sabrina Garber Appropriate temperatures and temperature ranges are key to maintaining mass concrete durability and longevity. The risk of temperature-related damage increases if the temperature of ...; Created on 19 January 2019
15. Stiff Competition: (Features); U.S. Concrete’s Polaris Materials business unit delivers premium aggregate to southern California practitioners pressed for lofty strength, modulus of elasticity targets Along with the ...; Created on 19 January 2019
16. ACI, ASCC update quality construction benchmark: (News Scope); The American Concrete Institute and American Society of Concrete Contractors will release the fourth edition of their Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction this month. First published in ...; Created on 19 January 2019
17. Public comment period for ACI 318-19 draft continues: (Concrete Currents); Source: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich. ACI is accepting feedback through February 6 on the proposed ACI 318-19: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, the draft posted here. ...; Created on 14 January 2019
18. ORGANIZATIONS - DECEMBER 2018: (Briefs); National Ready Mixed Concrete Association President Robert Garbini, P.E. will retire at the close of the 2019 convention, March 5-7 in Tampa, capping a 27-year career with the group and more than two decades ...; Created on 02 January 2019
19. Nanotech enables contractor to execute jointless slabs on grand scale: (News Scope); Atlanta-based Sinclair Construction Group has launched the Megaslab Jointless Concrete System, crediting its design and performance potential for large slab-on-grade project owners to “ground-breaking ...; Created on 02 January 2019
20. Water-based flatwork, paver sealer: (Innovations); Decra-Seal Natural is a non-film forming, penetrating water repellent that chemically bonds to the substrate to help increase the service life of vertical or horizontal cast-in-place concrete surfaces ...; Created on 30 November 2018

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