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Concrete Contractor’s Top Products: Call for Entries
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in Buggies, Coatings & Sealants, Colors & Stains, Concrete Accessories, Concrete Anchoring, Concrete Contractor Top Products, Concrete Countertops, Concrete Drills, Concrete Equipment & Products, Concrete Hand Tools, Concrete Materials, Concrete Mixers, Concrete Molds, Concrete Pavers, Concrete Plants, Concrete Pumps, Conveyors & Misc. Placing, Curbers, Decorative Concrete, Decorative Overlays, Educational Resources, Featured, Flatwork Accessories, Forms, Polishing Materials & Equipment, Power Trowels, Rebar Accessories & Equipment, Repair & Rehabilitation Products, Screeds, Stencils & Stamps, Surface Prep, Technology & Services, Top Story, Vibrating Equipment, WaterproofingConcrete Contractor’s Top Products Awards recognizes the tools, solutions, and equipment designed to not only help overcome the challenges contractors face daily but also do so with innovative ideas and ingenuity for them to be successful in the years to come. Nominations are now open for Concrete Contractor’s 2026 Top Products Award. Entries must be a product,…
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Sounding Concrete: Detect Damage Before Repair
There are many ways to evaluate concrete in-place, from visual inspection to physical test methods in cases of concrete repair to full replacement. These techniques are often employed in the commercial concrete construction industry as directed, in most cases, by Licensed Design Professionals (LDPs). These same test methods of inspection and evaluation are just as…
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How to Integrate Pigments into On-Site Concrete Mixing
Color is no longer a specialty add-on in concrete. It has become a mainstream design feature for residential, commercial, and municipal projects alike. For contractors, that means knowing how to properly mix, dose, and finish pigmented concrete on-site is essential to delivering consistent, high-quality results. This guide outlines best practices for pigment use in field…
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Optimize Concrete Slab Dowel Design with the EIDM Enhanced Integrated Dowel Model
Because standards are intentionally conservative for most projects, but new design methods are changing, project-specific design optimization is required to provide safe, cost-effective, and sustainable construction. The newly developed Enhanced Integrated Dowel Model (EIDM) ensures joint performance under all wheel types, to reduce joint spalling and callbacks, while typically also reducing cost and improving sustainability. Dowels…
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55 Willoughby: Engineering Marvel in Brooklyn Relies on PT Transfer Beams
Where a cantilevered concrete system may be a fairly common feature in today’s concrete buildings, a cantilevered concrete system that the majority of the building rests above draws some attention. The 55 Willoughby tower stands at 468 ft. tall in downtown Brooklyn (46 stories). The engineering team at DeSimone Consulting Engineering had to tap into…
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Jobsite Concrete Curing: Essential Pro Tips
Concrete curing tends to get pushed down the list of priorities on the jobsite. It doesn’t have the same immediate visual payoff as placing and finishing. Add this to budget constraints and tight project timelines, and it’s easy to see why curing in the field is often messy and improvised — even sometimes altogether overlooked.…
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What It’s Like Being Judged on Your Concrete Work
HOLDING ON CONFIRMATION OF QUOTES, contact: Hilari Baron, [email protected] For months, eight teams of concrete contractors have worked through a gauntlet of challenges to prove their skills and showcase what they can do with a bag of concrete. These contractors have been put to the test in Concrete Combat, an online skill-based reality competition with…
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A Pro’s Guide to Pickleball Tennis Court Overlay System Installation
Whether it’s Pickleball, tennis, or a multi-use play area, homeowners are beginning to ask contractors a big question: What will it take to build one in my backyard? With the rise of pickleball alone, we have seen search numbers increase by over 300% in the last year. Some are looking to add an area in…
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Understanding Concrete Slab Load Capacity
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 concentrated loads. Yet, too often, insufficient analysis of load capacity results in costly over-engineering or catastrophic structural failures. The good news is that many pitfalls associated with improper…
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Concrete Project Profile – SK Construction Places Green Concrete for Simpson University
The drive to reduce the carbon footprint of the cement production and concrete construction industries continues. According to the statistics and facts from Statista.com published on March 2025 these industries would be the world’s fourth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Yet, works and efforts continue and every foot and every slab provides an opportunity for some sustainable…