Concrete Advice Sheets

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Vertical slipform surface finish
CAS70

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Precast concrete column connections
CAS69

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Drying times for concrete slabs
CAS67

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Surface regularity – effects of deflection on suspended slabs
CAS66

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Surface regularity – levelness and flatness
CAS65

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Cover to stainless steel reinforcement
CAS64

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Brushed and tamped surface finishes
CAS63

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Pour lines and shadow marks
CAS62

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Cold joints
CAS61

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Concrete industrial ground floors – user expectations
CAS60

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Crack width measurement
CAS59

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No fines concrete
CAS58

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Shrinkage of concrete
CAS56

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Carbonation
CAS55

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Friction between materials
CAS54

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Contiguous and secant piled walls
CAS53

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Staining by pyrites and lignite on concrete surfaces
CAS52

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Cracking in pile-supported ground slabs
CAS51

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Loss of surface with water
CAS50

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Waste transfer facility floors - Damage from abrasion
CAS49

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Composting facilities
CAS48

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Vapour resistance of concrete
CAS46

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Indoor decorative concrete floors
CAS45

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Curling of ground floor slabs
CAS44

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Spacers and visual concrete
CAS43

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Holding down bolt design to Eurocode 2
CAS42

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Rain damaged concrete
CAS38

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Mould release agents
CAS37

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High strength concrete columns and normal strength slabs
CAS34

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Axial shortening of concrete columns in high-rise buildings
CAS33

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The use of computers in the design of concrete structures
CAS32

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Identity testing of fresh concrete for properties other than strength
CAS31

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Diamond drilling & sawing - techniques & applications
CAS28

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Autogenous shrinkage
CAS27

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Reinforced concrete bund structures
CAS26

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Large volume concrete pours
CAS25

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Rendering - defects and remedial measures
CAS24

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Moisture in concrete floors
CAS22

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Dark discoloration on smooth formed concrete surfaces (mottling)
CAS21

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Curing concrete
CAS20

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Historic reinforcing bars and steel fabric
CAS19

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Delamination of concrete floor surfaces
CAS18

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Achieving good quality as struck in-situ concrete surface finishes
CAS17

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Assessing as struck in-situ concrete surface finishes
CAS16

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Thin floor coverings on cement: sand screeds
CAS15

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Concrete surfaces for painting
CAS14

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Cracking in composite concrete slabs using metal decking
CAS13

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Power-trowelled concrete floor and lignite
CAS12

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Autogenous healing: self sealing of fine cracks
CAS09

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Crazing: power trowelled concrete floor slabs
CAS08

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Galvanised steel reinforcement
CAS07

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Reinforcement ripple
CAS06

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Congested reinforcement:effects on placing and compacting concrete
CAS04

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Straightening and rebending reinforcement on site
CAS03

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