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Milestone Celebrated at Henry Fork WWTP Project

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The slabs of the solids processing building are complete after four concrete pours totaling over 400 yards. The slabs took a total of 20 hours to place, all on an active wastewater treatment facility with active sludge truck traffic occurring throughout the duration of each of the pours.

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New concrete slab system expands floor further with joints that are fewer and farther between

GCP Applied Technologies

New concrete slab system expands floor further with joints that are fewer and farther between. Pinpointing the negatives of conventionally designed concrete floor slabs is not difficult: Curling, cracking and too many joints can cause numerous challenges. As a result, the slabs lift up from the subbase at the edges. "At

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Waterproof tanking techniques

GCP Applied Technologies

Tanking – also referred to as below grade waterproofing – involves the application of a waterproofing barrier to the walls, the base slab and in some cases to the roof of the below grade structure. The goal of waterproof tanking is to encase the entire envelope of the below grade structure to protect it from water ingress.

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What’s the Best Concrete Moisture Test Method?

GCP Applied Technologies

Flooring installers are increasingly aware of the importance of testing concrete slabs for moisture before installing their flooring. There are two main ASTM standards for testing the relative humidity (RH) of concrete slabs: ASTM F1869 - 16a and ASTM 2170. For a 6-inch slab on grade, the bore hole would be approximately 2.4

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Top Three Ways to Make Your Next Warehouse Project More Marketable

GCP Applied Technologies

DUCTILCRETE® engineered slab systems can help to make a warehouse more appealing to corporate tenants by: Driving down warehouse operating costs. One novel way to lower the tenant’s operating cost is by installing a DUCTILCRETE® engineered slab system. DUCTILCRETE Blog #4. Increasing warehouse flexibility and capacity .

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What’s the Best Concrete Moisture Test Method?

GCP Applied Technologies

Flooring installers are increasingly aware of the importance of testing concrete slabs for moisture before installing their flooring. There are two main ASTM standards for testing the relative humidity (RH) of concrete slabs: ASTM F1869 - 16a and ASTM 2170. For a 6-inch slab on grade, the bore hole would be approximately 2.4

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Waterproofing Membranes for Below Grade Structures

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproofing Membranes for Below Grade Structures. Waterproofing Membranes for Below Grade Structures. Types of Below Grade Barriers. Waterproofing Below Grade Structures. Specifying Below Grade Waterproofing. Below grade water infiltration. Types of Below Grade Barriers. Phillip.fry@gc….

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