Concrete in Practice Series by NRMCA

Important technical topics, written in a nontechnical “what, why and how?” format.

• Dusting Concrete Surfaces
• Scaling Concrete Surfaces
• Crazing Concrete Surfaces
• Cracking Concrete Surfaces
• Plastic Shrinkage Cracking
• Joints in Concrete Slabs on Grade
• Cracks in Concrete Basement Walls
• Discrepancies in Yield
• Low Concrete Cylinder Strength
• Strength of In-Place Concrete
• Curing In-Place Concrete
• Hot Weather Concreting
• Concrete Blisters
• Finishing Concrete Flatwork
• Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
• Flexural Strength of Concrete
• Flowable Fill Materials
• Radon-Resistant Buildings
• Curling of Concrete Slabs
• Delamination of Troweled Concrete Surfaces

• Loss of Air Content in Pumped Concrete
• Grout
• Discoloration
• Synthetic Fibers for Concrete
• Corrosion of Steel in Concrete
• Jobsite Addition of Water
• Cold Weather Concreting
• Concrete Slab Moisture
• Vapor Retarders Under Slabs on Grade
• Supplementary Cementitious Materials
• Ordering Ready-Mixed Concrete
• Concrete Preconstruction Conference
• High-Strength Concrete
• Making Concrete Cylinders in the Field
• Testing Compressive Strength of Concrete
• Structural Lightweight Concrete
• Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC)
• Pervious Concrete
• Maturity Methods to Estimate Concrete Strength