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Q: We've been asked by a design-build firm to submit a mix design on an upcoming project that may be considered for LEED accreditation.
Q: I never understand why people paint brick masonry. When brick masonry is painted, it must be maintained more frequently to replace areas of paint that have chipped, peeled, or are otherwise defaced.
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Q: I have seen projects where every third brick along the base of the wall is left out of the wall.
Keeping Condo Conversions Dry
Q: We are converting a masonry office building into condominiums. The building is constructed with solid masonry walls that are three and four wythes thick.
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Q: Should grout contain any special admixtures when it is used in concrete masonry made with integral water repellent?
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Our contractor-customer asked us to provide a mix design for an upcoming concrete paving project. The high-volume road is planned for an area where the county engineer wants to minimize tire noise. The engineer has specified a rather thorough tining program on the concrete surface and has asked us...
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Q. With the price of asphalt rising despite lower crude oil prices, a contractor told us he may enter theroofing business by providing cellular concrete. What is cellular concrete? Can it be made in a concrete plant?
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TCP blogger Matt Offenburg answers the question: “Is a yard of pervious concrete a yard?” and “Should pervious concrete be bought and sold by the cubic yard?”
It seems that many of the field labs had performed gradation tests with worn sieves. While most differences were minor, they introduced a degree of unnecessary variability when combined. How can we can minimize our testing variables on these large projects?
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