COMMANDqc
This stream addresses methods that all ready-mix and precast concrete producers can adopt to reduce costs and improve quality, whether you are a small to medium sized residential producer or part of a multi-national concrete operation.
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Read FlipbookStrata COMMANDqc Case Study
From the late 1980’s through 2010 Strata Corporation expanded through acquisitions. Like many other companies that have purchased other businesses, Strata found itself in a situation where many of...
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Read FlipbookDelta COMMANDqc Case Study
Concrete and materials test results were stored in file folders throughout the company and the data could not be easily accessed and examined. Verifying batch tolerances required going to the plant...
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Concrete Mix Design
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Read FlipbookGraniterock COMMANDqc Case Study
Like many other concrete producers whose QC programs evolved while personal computers became commonplace, Graniterock’s QC information was managed in multiple programs. Aggregate gradings were...
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Read FlipbookWelsch COMMANDqc Case Study
Chris Pusateri, Welsch’s QC manager, became aware that as their company grew, it was harder for their existing staff to keep pace with the increased demands for their technical services...
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Read ArticleConcrete at Disney: Not Mickey Mouse Stuff
When I started to break down the sustainability aspects of concrete at EPCOT, I found they fall into two categories – 1) Items specifically designated as “sustainable” and 2) Park infrastructure.
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Read ArticleKPI Survey Highlights
I have now closed out my Concrete QC KPI (Key Performance Indicators) survey and below are some of the highlights from the survey....
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Read ArticleHighlights of WOC 2013
Last week was the World of Concrete in Las Vegas. According to the cabbies, attendance was between 40,000 – 50,000, which is still down, but it was obvious from the traffic in...
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Read ArticleThereby Hangs A Tale
My main theme was that concrete history not made up of short and simple sound bites, like “concrete strength is determined by the w/c”, but...
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Read ArticleThe ABCs of EPDs
The purpose of an EPD is to inform the owner/consumer of the impact his construction choices will have on the environment. The owner can then make more intelligent decisions about...
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Read ArticleA Tale of Two Conferences
In this age of distance learning, remote classrooms and massive stores of data on a single subject, there is still nothing that expands a person’s education like...
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Read ArticleSpiderman, MacGyver and Concrete
I’ve heard it said that, “A Swiss Army knife can do a thousand and one things, but none of them well.” Trying to make one thing serve two purposes usually means...
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Read ArticleOf Gods and Monsters
ACI is also a place where dreams come true, or go to die. Use of fly ash, pumping, SCC, performance specifications and the Internet by the industry are dreams that have gone on to...
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Concrete Mix Design
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Read ArticleLet the Bakers Bake
At this point I am going to go positively medieval and throw down a gauntlet. I challenge the concrete design, construction and production industry in the U.S. to...
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Read ArticleThe 0.26 w/c Myth-Conception
In these days of an ever increasing demand for improvements in concrete performance, it is easy for specifiers to continually...
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Read ArticleThe Quality Plan
Quality Plans aren’t just for the big guys, though. Practically every concrete producer should have a Quality Plan, and the NRMCA has made it...
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Read ArticleIf I Ruled the Concrete Industry
Have you ever tried to change the way people do things, only to have someone ask you, “Who made you God?” Well, I just realized that, even though I am not God, I do control...
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Read ArticleWell-Graded Aggregates vs. Gap-Graded Aggregates
Over the past decade a major “discussion” has arisen over the desirability of the use of well-graded aggregates (WGA) vs. gap-graded aggregates (GGA) in concrete. The discussion has centered on...
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Read ArticleMy Top 10 Favorite Concrete Websites
The Internet – love it or hate it, it has changed the way we live. It has made the world a smaller place in that we can readily communicate with a person around the world, even if...
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Read ArticleNRMCA RES meeting in Seattle
Concrete mix design and quality control have become so sophisticated that it is a rare designer who has the time to understand the ends and outs of that portion of our industry. The result is...
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Read ArticleACI Strategic Development Council
This is the first time I have attended the SDC meeting in about 5 years because my impression last time is that it is a "big boys club". SDC has gotten away from that and now may be...
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