Plain Cement Concrete, commonly called PCC or a “blinding layer,” is one of the first steps in foundation work. To many people on site, it looks like a simple layer of lean concrete placed before ...

A CFA member asks for an interpretation of the cover requirements for dowels in a footing used to provide connection between the concrete footing and the foundation wall. 7.3.4.1 A vertical No. 4 ...

Construction of an iron ore collection pit in Reynolds, Indiana, required both ingenuity and the right equipment to continuously pump concrete for its difficult-to-access foundation—located in a ...