Other stories by Rick Yelton

  • Automating the Precast Business

    Precision Development has developed what many consider to be the first total management software program that can fully automate the business practices of a modern precast concrete business.

  • Time to Fly

    It's clear to me that in this election year that we have one important task. As stakeholders in the transportation industry, we must bring greater attention to the important issues of improving roads and the transportation infrastructure. We need to get to every candidate at every level and of...

  • Foreign Development Should Go Both Ways

    Why shouldn't the U.S. be a cement exporter and thus a player in driving market forces, rather than importer subject to foreign whims?

  • Fertile Ground

    Our industry needs to develop a plan to outline a successful approach to green concrete construction on which everyone can agree.

  • Time or Distance?

  • The Ultimate Investment

    When it comes to what's happening on the topic of concrete pipe production, Ken Morrison is literally and figuratively right in the middle of things.

  • Truck-Water Management

    While fuel costs are high, there's another commonly used liquid whose cost also is steep: water.

  • Topping out on Top

    As we prepared this issue of the magazine, I was surprised to discover how many large commercial construction projects were underway

  • Pervious Concrete Method Test Procedures

    Members of ASTM Subcommittee C9.49 are attempting to standardize the testing methods for pervious concrete. There is much interest in this topic, as committee secretary Jenny Hitch reports more than 120 people are members of this committee, making this one of the largest groups in C-9.

  • Testing for Quality Block

    We recently supplied several split-face blocks for a large commercial project. The work continued for several months, and with about two weeks left, we started receiving complaints about the quality of the units from the mason contractor.