New Civil Engineer

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Octavius Infrastructure has explored a novel approach to speed up construction by determining the optimal time to strike formwork from poured concrete structures using temperature probes. The post Construction time cut with ‘more accurate’ method of knowing when to strike formwork appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Civiconcepts

JUNE 16, 2020

The post Pouring Concrete in Rain, Effect & Precautionary Measures appeared first on Civiconcepts.

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Concrete Pouring 98

The Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Concrete Wall Panels Help Build Noncombustible Homes qpurcell Wed, 02/21/2024 - 11:24 As California’s wildfires rage and major home insurers pull out of the state , the rising risk of home fires isn’t being helped by conventional construction, says Scott Long. If you can pour a driveway, you can pour one of these wall panels,” Long says.

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Concrete Pouring Wall Systems Building Resilience Building Materials Manufacturing 289

GCP Applied Technologies

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Control flow concrete for mass pours. Mass pours have typically been used for foundations, columns, beams, as well as enormous structures like dams and bridges. . What are mass pours? Many structural elements, such as shear walls and transfer girders, require large amounts of concrete. Concrete Type.

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Roads Online

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A major milestone has been reached on the new $786 million Bridgewater Bridge project in Tasmania, with the pouring of the final pair of the 42 bridge piers this evening, marking the completion of the bridge’s substructure. Image courtesy of PlanRadar.

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New Civil Engineer

MAY 10, 2023

National Grid and its London Power Tunnels contractor Hochtief-Murphy Joint Venture (HMJV) have completed the world’s largest ever continuous pour of Earth Friendly Concrete cutting 82t from the embodied carbon on the project.

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Concrete Pouring Engineering 105

Prodyogi

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Screeding or "to screed" is the process of placing a thin layer of material on the top of a concrete poured surface. It is the first process of finishing any flatwork to strike off or level slab concrete after pouring. Screeding is performed primarily to prevent bleeding of concrete that is caused shortly after placement.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

MARCH 4, 2024

High Efficiency, Fast-Paced PERI Maximo Wall Formwork was selected for the core starter walls for the first two concrete pours. The project team was able to go with a singular system for all, and we’re able to achieve a 3-day cycle for each layer of the pour.” MAXIMO is significantly faster than conventional panel.

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

LEED AP, Vivian Volz, CSI, AIA, LEED AP, SCIP Photo courtesy Tao Group Solutions After years of grappling with client callbacks, legal disputes, and financial losses from poor polished concrete installations, the industry has reached a breaking point: prohibit polished concrete.

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Concrete Pouring Building Performance Measurement Flooring Systems Painting/finishing 105

For Construction Pros

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

How monolithic concrete placements can drive efficiency for today's concrete construction contractors.

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Concrete Pouring 115

Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 7, 2024

For this structure, McCarthy utilized a new concrete maturity monitoring technology that features embedded sensors that guided the team and provided insights not generally available in traditional concreate pouring.

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The Pro Builder

JANUARY 22, 2024

A Startup Turns Concrete into a Carbon Capture Solution qpurcell Mon, 01/22/2024 - 09:41 Cement and concrete production generates as much as 9% of all human CO2 emissions. But what if concrete could go from environmental liability to environmental asset? The concrete becomes a carbon capture solution.

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Granger Construction

APRIL 15, 2025

.” VDC Project Delivery Grangers visual capture services have played a key role in the successful delivery of some of the firm’s largest and most complex self-perform concrete projects. Nick utilized a drone with a 48-megapixel camera to collect data from the air and embedded location information into each image.

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Concrete Pouring Project Management Electrical Systems General Contracting 85

CivilJungle

AUGUST 9, 2023

What Is a Poured Concrete Wall Cost Calculator? A Poured Concrete Wall Cost Calculator is a tool that helps estimate the cost of constructing a concrete wall based on its dimensions and the cost of concrete per cubic meter, while […]

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CCR Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Many people think of concrete as a material that doesnt have any issues even as it ages. While concrete is a highly durable material, it can age or run into issues with its well-being, just like any other building material. Concrete spalling is one of the most common signs that your concrete needs attention right away.

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New Civil Engineer

MARCH 4, 2025

National Highways troubled A63 Castle Street project is gearing up for a huge pour of more than 1,000m of concrete into the new underpass this weekend, after overcoming difficult ground conditions. The post Embattled 355M A63 improvements project in Hull gears up for huge concrete pour appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Granger Construction

APRIL 2, 2025

Granger is serving as the design-assist structural concrete contractor on this project, which involves some very unique architectural design elements that require innovative strategies and some highly technical concrete placement to ensure both structural integrity and design intent.

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Concrete Pouring Structural Systems Foundation Systems Wall Systems 80

BD+C

JUNE 4, 2020

Two months ago, the foundation was poured for CUBE, a 2,200-sf, two-story building on the premises of Technical University Dresden in Germany, that claims to be the world’s first building made entirely of carbon-fiber reinforced concrete.

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Concrete Pouring 142

Roads Online

APRIL 3, 2025

The MSE wall technology incorporates the companys TerraPlus concrete panels, each three metres wide by 1.5 metre high concrete panels, and a panel block-out system using removable plates and z-bars. They cover more than 15,000 square metres and include a range of structures, from abutment walls to approach ramps and retaining walls.

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GCP Applied Technologies

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

How to reduce bug holes in concrete. Discover best practices for improving the aesthetics of your concrete, including reducing bug holes. When working on a concrete structure where aesthetics are important, extra care needs to be taken to prevent bug holes. Concrete handing: Pour rate. Phillip.fry@gc….

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 3, 2023

Heathrow has kickstarted a ground-breaking new trial to explore the viability of lower carbon concrete for runways and taxiways. The trial has been designed to test the concrete’s durability and longevity in a true-to-life airport setting and is one of the first of its kind at any airport in the world.

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Concrete Pouring Quality Control Site Planning Building Materials 175

Civil + Structural Engineer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The span, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, is a classic example of a cast-in-place concrete arch-type bridge. Historic concrete was extensively deteriorated. It originally carried freight; today, it links retail and residential neighborhoods, carrying TH 65 across the river in the St.

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Prodyogi

MAY 31, 2024

You know, where every hammer swing and concrete pour needs to be on point. Alright, let's talk construction. It's a world where time is gold, and everything needs to fit together just right. That's why managing construction gear is like the secret sauce for success.

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Construction Equipment Concrete Pouring Construction Machinery Lifts 130

CCR Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

The Next Generation of Construction is on Under the expert guidance of skilled professionals, students will engage in a variety of activities, including personal safety training, concrete pouring and rebar shoring, soldering, pipe bending, Building Information Modeling (BIM), heavy equipment operation, framing, woodworking, roofing, and painting.

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) Electrical Wiring Installation Concrete Pouring Modular Construction 87

Prodyogi

JANUARY 23, 2024

Building with concrete is more than just pouring a mixture and waiting to set. It starts with estimating materials, prepping the

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Concrete Pouring Building Materials Estimating 130

Prodyogi

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A stable and sturdy ground base support is necessary to keep the concrete slab level and haul for a longer period without settlement. Here is a quick guide on pouring a concrete slab on the ground.Image Credits: [link] Determine the Depth of the SlabDetermine the depth of the slab required and

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Concrete Pouring 130

New Civil Engineer

MAY 16, 2023

Engineers at the High Speed 2 (HS2) west London station Old Oak Common have excavated the box to track level in some areas and completed the first concrete pour for the base slab. The post HS2 | First base slab pour complete at Old Oak Common station appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Concrete Pouring Engineering 119

Civil Digital

APRIL 30, 2025

In the world of construction, the spotlight is often reserved for the visible: the soaring steel frames, the poured concrete foundations, the architectural finishes that define the skyline. But behind every stable structure lies a discipline that rarely headlines project briefs yet holds everything togetherwelding.

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GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 2, 2020

Concrete admixtures have been around for nearly a century. Since then, water reducers, superplasticizers, set accelerators, rheology control agents, air-entrainment, among other concrete admixtures, have become essential in the ready mix concrete , precast, tunneling and other concrete industries. Concrete mix design.

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Concrete Pouring Painting/finishing Project Management Architecture 133

Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 15, 2024

Steel reinforcement and wooden formwork were added in the space of the empty interior half in order to create a concrete tie-belt to support the pediment. Concrete was then poured within the wooden formwork and the belt was created. When the concrete tie-belt dried, the pediment was rebuilt exactly as it was previously.

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Concrete Pouring 130

Roads Online

MAY 18, 2025

Crews have poured the first stage of both the north and south abutment walls that will elevate the new road bridge over the rail line. The process involved tying together steel reinforcements before pouring more than 300 cubic metres of concrete into giant moulds to form the wall structure.

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Concrete Pouring Government Works Lifts 66

Bylt News

JUNE 5, 2023

New Haven, Connecticut – A building which was under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut partially collapsed on June 2, 2023, after a concrete pour went off course. Units had an additional sense of urgency to rescue since the concrete was rapidly drying. No fatalities have occurred.

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For Construction Pros

JANUARY 9, 2025

Explore new revenue streams and overcome scheduling challenges associated with concrete pours

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Concrete Pouring 105

The Construction Index

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A UK first is being claimed in the world of concrete, with a pour using incinerator bottom ash both in the cement and in the aggregate. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

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Concrete Pouring 111

Civil + Structural Engineer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million square feet of concrete and asphalt pavement Sunport Boulevard Extension | Bohannan Huston, Inc. The four-lane divided highway also features a protected bike lane, shielded from traffic with a concrete wall barrier. After consideration from the project team, it was decided to utilize a fabric formed concrete mattress.

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Engineering Concrete Pouring Plumbing Systems Structural Systems 264

Learn Civil Engineering

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The concrete broker sat in with a few concreters who are part of our team to see the qualities that make great concreters. It’s not about putting and finishing concrete. Concreter is more than putting up a hammer and pouring concrete every day. The results may surprise you.

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Concrete Pouring Painting/finishing 105

Roads Online

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Works on the new Dubbo Bridge are pushing ahead, with a third of the concrete deck now in place for the $263.2 The decking is being built in sections, with each section involving the pouring of about 105 cubic metres of concrete to provide a deck slab of up to 25 centimetres in depth.

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