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 ...

Reshoring meant to prevent concrete slab deflection under its own weight, similar to that shown in this photo of another project above, became a point of controversy among the Philadelphia hotel ...

While every concrete structure demands maintenance every so often, sometimes this go-to construction material abruptly cracks, chips off, becomes discolored, corrodes or even fails to support crucial ...

Careful planning and finishing of concrete provide a shop floor you can live with for a long time. A smooth, durable concrete floor is literally the foundation for a farm shop. Here are 12 ...

Transfer Station tipping floors, digester processing areas and material recovery facilities eventually all have concrete floor problems that slow production. This presentation discusses using state of ...

A tangle of about 30 lawsuits resulted from disputes over the construction of the 52-story W/Element Hotels in Philadelphia. December 2, 2025 Tutor Perini Building Corp. faces a potentially expensive ...

For 20 years business partners David Harris and David Forren have attended preconstruction meetings, and for 20 years, as the building team got to the specs for polished concrete—which architects and ...