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INSIDE: CONCRETE SURFACES March 2016 An Offi cial Magazine of World of Concrete Perfect Form Formwork meets challenges of towering bridge project pg 21 Rebuilt section of highway in Utah wins 2016 Triad Award pg 29 How-to Zone: Curing concrete fl atwork pg 56 See Oztec’s full line of concrete vibrating equipment and concrete grinders on our web site: www.oztec.com Concrete Vibrating Equipment BLOCK STAINS With A One-Two Punch: LIQUI-HARD® + BELLATRIX® W. R. MEADOWS delivers a winning combination for protecting and keeping concrete floors looking newer…longer: LIQUI-HARD® Concrete Densifier and Hardener + BELLATRIX® Premium Concrete Enhancer. LIQUI-HARD penetrates concrete surfaces to produce an ultra-tough homogenous surface while proprietar BELLATRIX technolog produces a clear, high-gloss finish with superior resistance to stains. And for even more protection, check out LIQUI-HARD ULTRA for fast hardening and dust proofing at a molecular level! For more information, visit www.wrmeadows.com or call 1-800-342-5976. © W. R. MEADOWS, INC. 2016 2/16 CONTENTS March 2016 / Volume 61 / Number 2 29 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS CS-39 News & Views 21 Tall Towers Carry High Hopes 7 Insider Information It’s a miracle clients ever Expert planning and construction helps Concrete Fundamentals, Infrastructure Challenges, get the polished concrete crews on the East End Crossing Bridge and Staining for Success. floor that they envision. spanning the Ohio River. 13 Your Business CS-41 Decorative Concrete 29 Elevating Concrete Pavement Design Contractor to Watch, bauma, Quick Poll, and More. The best way to improve The clock was ticking for all involved in our 18 Uncommon Sense your acid-staining winning 2016 Triad Award project. See the A Top 10 in Concrete technique. winner and the runners-up. 56 How to Zone CS-45 Showcase: Charley’s Curing Concrete Flatwork Concrete Lazy River Exquisite, hand-crafted, lazy river scene on a ONLINE polished concrete floor. Visit www.concreteconstruction.net CS-49 Feature: for bonus material, including… ASCC Decorative Concrete Construction Products Concrete Council’s Power trowels Top Honor: Wow! Projects Florida Polytechnic Three new projects exemplify the best in concrete: University’s Innovation, IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF San Diego Airport Rental Car Center, Panorama Tower Science, and Technology CONCRETE in Miami, and Lost Creek Dam in La Porte, Calif. Building earns two Site Prep for Concrete Construction awards, including the CONSTRUCTION Sponsored by Caterpillar WOW! grand prize. • Increasing Productivity with Prefab Bar Mats COVER: Forming surrounds the East End Crossing • Understanding the ACI 562 Repair Code Bridge’s concrete towers over the Ohio River. • Products: Screeds CREDIT: PERI FORMWORK SYSTEMS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION (ISSN1533-7316) is published 7 times per year (January/February, March, May/June, July/August, September, October, November/December) and is copyrighted ©2016 by Hanley Wood, One Thomas Circle NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. Postmaster: Send address changes to CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, PO Box 3494, Northbrook, IL 60065 Canada Post Registration #40612608/G.S.T. number: R-120931738. Canadian return address: IMEX, PO Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. INSIDER INFORMATION Concrete is Fundamental Most of the books published by the American Concrete Institute are anything but fundamental — highly technical, in-depth advice is what sets ACI apart. But there’s also a place for the basics and two new publications fill that need. The Concrete William D. Palmer Jr. Craftsman Series of books started more than 30 years ago and now there’s one brand Editor in Chief new one, Placing and Finishing Decorative Concrete Flatwork (CCS-5), and an updated [email protected] version of Concrete Fundamentals (CCS-0). Both have nice color photography and are Twitter: @wmpalmer organized to help those who want to understand the basics and don’t really need all the details. Infrastructure Challenges “I don’t think it’s any secret that we have challenges in regard to aging infrastructure,” said Kryton CEO Kari Yuers in an interview at CC Live during the World of Concrete. This in-depth discussion, available now on video, explores the frustration of politicians pledging money during elections and then not delivering and looks at why some spending is more effective. “If the system isn’t in place to get the money to where it needs to be, then we’re not going to get it built,” she said. “And we have aging infrastructure which is a safety issue and a cost issue because everything escalates and then it’s not a maintenance program — it’s a replacement program which increases the cost for everybody.” To see the full video conversation, go to bit.do/ cckrytonvideo. AGING INFRASTRUCTURE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A COST ISSUE. Staining for Success If you ever have or ever intend to acid stain a floor, you’ve got to read Steve VandeWater’s article on page CS-41. Steve is a former decorative concrete contractor who now runs his own concrete supply house in Fishers, Ind., and our regular decorative concrete columnist. He noticed that the sealer on some of his stained floors was peeling away and even taking some of the stain color with it. Since acid stains are in the surface layer of concrete, that didn’t make any sense. Check out his article for the surprisingly simple solution. Live from WOC Whether you attended the World of Concrete this year or not, you couldn’t possibly have seen everything. From the North Hall to the South Hall, from the Silver Lot to the Gold Lot, there are exhibits and demos and contests. Luckily, we shot lots of video during the show so you can catch up on what you missed. Shelby Mitchell, one of our former editors and now a consultant, and Lauren Hunter, our videographer extraordinaire, toured the show from dawn to dusk for three days to capture a sense of WOC. 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