We often get questions from concrete contractors that relate to common and uncommon concerns. Here we discuss three such questions. FIGURE 1. For a design slab thickness of 5 inches, requiring 3-inch ...

Q.Cracks are forming within my concrete slab foundation and are causing problems with my flooring. My master bath floor tile has developed a 4-foot crack (tiles, not grout) and I see a ridge forming ...

In the dome of the Pantheon in Rome, several construction techniques were used to allow such a bold construction to stand. One concerns the composition of the concrete (in this case, non-reinforced ...

Concrete slabs form the backbone of countless industrial and material-handling facilities. Whether supporting heavy machinery, mezzanines, pallet racks, or conveyors, a slab must be able to bear ...

IT'S hard to imagine someone more enthusiastic about concrete than Pan-United Corporation's (PUC) CEO, May Ng. "We're nuts about concrete!" she confesses, after rhapsodising about the many (and ...