The Concrete Producer articles from July 2003

The Concrete Producer archives from July 2003

A road show for sustainability. (Editorial).
July 1, 2003... Every summer, the commissioner in charge of my county's solid waste disposal program tries to sway votes his way. He has developed a program that offers residents something free and urges everyone to help solve our area's growing problem of...

APA winners announced. (News).
July 1, 2003... At its annual convention in Houston, the Architectural Precast Association announced the winners of the 2003 APA Awards for Design & Manufacturing Excellence Competition. The prestigious competition is held annually to recognize examples of...

Construction activity retreats. (News).
July 1, 2003... According to reports from McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge, New York, new construction starts in March slipped 1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $475.2 billion. Both nonresidential building and housing fell slightly, while non-building...

Company's founder changes roles. (News).
July 1, 2003... U.S. Concrete Inc., Houston, has appointed Michael W. Harlan executive vice president and chief operating officer. He will continue to serve as chief financial officer. As founder of U.S. Concrete, Harlan has been instrumental in the shape and...

Upcoming conferences & events. (News).
July 1, 2003... July 15-17 First International Conference on Concrete Repair, St. Malo, France, +44 208-381-1429, www.concrete-solutions.info. July 23-26 2003 American Council for Construction Education Annual Meeting, Portland, Ore.,...

PCA appoints new chairman. (News).
July 1, 2003... Dan Harrington of Lehigh Cement Co. has been elected chairman of the Portland Cement Association (PCA), Skokie, Ill. Harrington boasts nearly 20 years of cement industry experience, and is also the chairman of the Pennsylvania Aggregates &...

It's all about the numbers. (E-Concrete).
July 1, 2003... Summer reminds me of one thing these days--baseball. Baseball has become an all-encompassing thing for my parents. My brother, 13, started playing about three years ago, and now he travels the country, compliments of his strong pitching arm....

Encapsulating pier rehab: a plug-and-play system for cathodic protection. (What's New).
July 1, 2003... It's a fact: Reinforced concrete structures installed in saltwater are at high risk for the damaging effects of rebar corrosion. Cathodic protection has long been known as one effective way to address the problem, but fears of high cost and the...

Is it the slab's fault? (Troubleshooting).
July 1, 2003... Q. A flooring contractor has experienced problems on four occasions over the years with his two-part polyurethane floor covering not bonding to our concrete slab-on-grade. He has said that the acid-etch process prior to installing the covering...

Just add water. (As the Drum Turns).
July 1, 2003... Even in the days when stories were written on papyrus or chiseled into stone, river transportation was mentioned. Used for personal travel or transporting goods from one place to another, rivers were a major mode of transportation throughout...

Bridging the gap: exceptional partnering and ingenuity conquer tough concrete pours over the Potomac.
July 1, 2003... By any measure, the construction of a new Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge to replace the older Wilson Bridge, built in 1961, marks one of the most important transportation projects in the country. The old bridge, originally four lanes, was...

The SCC test: inverted or upright.
July 1, 2003... One of the most significant limitations of using self-consolidating concrete (SCC) in the United States concerns the apparent lack of established test standards to quantify its physical properties. In order for SCC to be accurately specified...

Viscosity modification in ICF mix designs: adding admixtures to your ICF mix may improve placement in your forms.
July 1, 2003... Insulated concrete form (ICF) construction is rapidly gaining popularity as an efficient and easy way to construct not only foundation walls but also above-ground construction. Benefits of this type of construction compared to conventional...

Want 'just the facts' on SCC? (Bookshelf).
July 1, 2003... 'Self-consolidating concrete... is knocking loudly at North America's door," states Surendra Shah in Conference Notes, First North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete. This collection of papers was...

The make-or-break process: with an eye on the bottom line, the producer increasingly is trying to optimize the curing process. (Product Pulse).
July 1, 2003... Concrete producers don't have to look any further than the curing chambers in their precast or concrete masonry production facilities to notice the effects of global competition on their operations. Increasingly, producers are trying to figure...

How to select a mixer: tips on how to choose the best ready-mix truck. (Fleet Factors).
July 1, 2003... This is the first in a three-part series. This part presents some simple considerations in the configuration specification process. Purchasing the properly configured ready-mix truck is easier than it used to be. Truck manufacturers are now...