About Concrete

Concrete in Practice*

Concrete In Practice is a series of 39 one-page information sheets on important technical topics, written in a non-technical "What, Why and How?" format.

39 Important Technical Topics	English	Spanish
Dusting Concrete Surfaces	CIP 1	CIPes 1
Scaling Concrete Surfaces	CIP 2	CIPes 2
Crazing Concrete Surfaces	CIP 3	CIPes 3
Cracking Concrete Surfaces	CIP 4	CIPes 4
Plastic Shrinkage Cracking	CIP 5	CIPes 5
Joints in Concrete Slabs on Grade	CIP 6	CIPes 6
Cracks in Concrete Basement Walls	CIP 7	CIPes 7
Discrepancies in Yield	CIP 8	CIPes 8
Low Concrete Cylinder Strength	CIP 9	CIPes 9
Strength of In-Place Concrete	CIP 10	CIPes 10
Curing In-Place Concrete	CIP 11	CIPes 11
Hot Weather Concreting	CIP 12	CIPes 12
Concrete Blisters	CIP 13	CIPes 13
Finishing Concrete Flatwork	CIP 14	CIPes 14
Chemical Admixtures for Concrete	CIP 15	CIPes 15
Flexural Strength of Concrete	CIP 16	CIPes 16
Flowable Fill Materials	CIP 17	CIPes 17
Radon Resistant Buildings	CIP 18	CIPes 18
Curling of Concrete Slabs	CIP 19	CIPes 19
Delamination of Troweled Concrete Surfaces	CIP 20	CIPes 20
Loss of Air Content In Pumped Concrete	CIP 21	CIPes 21
Grout	CIP 22	CIPes 22
Discoloration	CIP 23	CIPes 23
Synthetic Fibers for Concrete	CIP 24	CIPes 24
Corrosion of Steel in Concrete	CIP 25	CIPes 25
Jobsite Addition of Water	CIP 26	CIPes 26
Cold Weather Concreting	CIP 27	CIPes 27
Concrete Slab Moisture	CIP 28	CIPes 28
Vapor Barriers Under Slabs on Grade	CIP 29	NA
Supplementary Cementitious Materials	CIP 30	CIPes 30
Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete	CIP 31	CIPes 31
Concrete Pre-Construction Conference	CIP 32	CIPes 32
High Strength Concrete	CIP 33	CIPes 33
Making Concrete Cylinders in the Field	CIP 34	CIPes 34
Testing Compressive Strength of Concrete	CIP 35	CIPes 35
Structural Lightweight Concrete	CIP 36	CIPes 36
Self Consolidating Concrete	CIP 37	NA
Pervious Concrete	CIP 38	NA
Concrete Maturity	CIP 39	NA

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