Expansion joints, which are often formed of a compressible material such as asphalt, rubber, or wood, must act as shock absorbers to ease the stress that expansion places on concrete and avoid cracking.Fig 3: Expansion Concrete CrackHeaving cracks are another type of temperature-related crack. ...
In general this type of work does not require a vast knowledge ofconcrete pouringand placing. Tools used are often small hand tools, mops, sprayers and tape and preparation materials. Often does not require heavy lifting nor the use of aggressive machinery. Can be started small and grow with...
types of roofshingles, which are made up of a material consisting of individual overlapping components, typically flat or wavy and rectangular in shape. The individual components are laid in sequences often from the lower end of the roof up. Each continuous sequence generally overlaps the joints ...
Concrete Basement Media Room The dark, theater-like ambience of the typical basement can be finished into an ideal media room. Some special considerations: Sound-dampening:Install sound insulation material such as corkboard over the walls or hang heavy curtains to achieve the same effect and add ...
Two new types of joints for a steel-concrete composite beam and reinforced concrete column are presented, the detailing of the joints is as follows: The reinforced bar in the concrete of composite beam runs through the core zone of joint in both types of joints, but the joist steel of the...
Masonry chimneys (brick, masonry block, concrete block, cinderblock, concrete or stone chimneys) for low heat (less than 1800oF) in residences shall be constructed of solid masonry, solid waterproofed modular concrete block or rubble stone laid with full push-filled head and bed mortar joints. ...
We can supply PVC waterstop, rubber waterstop, bentonite strip waterstops and other waterstops to prevent liquids leaking into all types of concrete joints.
Advanced concrete mortar blocks are constructed to achieve unique visual effects when combined in a wall. This block type includes slump block, and Sonora or fluted block. Slump block is a type of concrete block that mimics the look of adobe. It is uniform in size and shape but gives the ...
These cement bonding agents are also used to make repairs, like joining new concrete to old concrete, spraying concrete at construction joints, or using cement-sand repair mortar to make a strong bond. Most of the times, bonding agents are used in concrete when the old and new concrete ...
The imitation stone imprinted concrete is an increasingly demanded solution. Discover the types that exist, their advantages and how it is applied.