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The presence of pinholes in concrete flooring is often an indication of an industrial floor coatings failure. When the concrete surface is applied with a film of coatings, air is trapped between the surface and the coating. A chemical reaction to warm temperature causes trapped air to rise to the surface and force its way out, creating crater-like surface indentations or pinholes.

Furthermore, when liquid industrial floor coatings settle into the concrete’s minute nooks and vents, air is displaced from these nooks and travel to nearby areas. When the displaced air has gathered enough force, it will eventually cause a mini-eruption to form pinholes. Continue reading ‘Concrete Coatings – Avoid Getting Pin-Holed’ »

In this series of articles, I will be focusing on Green Building Best Practices and how dealing with airborne pollutants can help your design and construction projects reach a higher leave of efficiency and sustainability. This first article in the series will focus on specific projects and talk about one or two elements that make the project “green.”

During construction, pollutants are released into the air; drywall dust, saw dust, dirt, off gassing or toxins from newly installed carpet, sealants and furniture. These airborne toxins can affect not only the workers but eventual occupants as well. A well conceived best practices plan can help contractors and builders deal with these issues. Continue reading ‘Green Building Best Practices’ »

If you’re involved in the construction industry, perhaps as a construction worker, architect or project manager, then you’ll know how important it is that the construction site is managed properly.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. There are lots of people on a construction site at any one time, and knowing who they are, who they work for and what they are doing, is important for health and safety reasons, as well as for making sure that the build is going to plan. Continue reading ‘Construction Site Management – 10 Things You Must Know’ »

One of the oldest manmade structures are none other than the dam, whose main purpose is to hold back water. They are also used to help drive water to where it is needed for irrigation purposes, to help keep flooding under control, or to help generate power. Dam construction may only serve a handful of useful purposes, but there are numerous types of dams and different ways to create them to meet those needs. Some of the different types include timber, arch-gravity, masonry, and embankment dams. And the more common materials used in dam construction include concrete, rock, steel, and wood.

Even though dam construction has existed for quite some time, the craft has been refined and perfected, especially in the last 100 years with the advanced dam construction engineering techniques that have developed. Some of the dams built a long time ago are in need of a structural update, if not a complete repair. The cost of the huge undertaking of bringing all dams in the US up to meet the current standards has been estimated at $40 billion. It will be important to use a material that is affordable, but still remains reliable and safe. Continue reading ‘A Brief Overview of Dam Construction Using Roller Compacted Concrete’ »