Mar 15, 2024 –
Chemical surface retarders and water washing can be used to texture the surface of hardened concrete to provide an exposed aggregate finish.
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Dec 3, 2025 –
Sound Transmission Class (STC) quantifies a partition’s ability to block airborne sound, as defined by
ASTM E413.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
New technology exists that allows the design professional to think completely outside the box. Photo-engraved, 3D relief formliners, and photo concrete films provide life-like images never before possible in concrete building design.
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Dec 3, 2025 –
Concrete is a principal material in civil and structural engineering, prized for its compressive strength,
durability, and adaptability.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
Most formliner manufacturers have the ability to produce custom made formliners. This broadens the realms even further for building design and provides architects a unique opportunity to be as creative as they desire.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
PCI offers a stringent quality assurance program, not just a marketplace credential. The PCI Certification program was developed and is updated by a team representing all industry stakeholders.
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Dec 3, 2025 –
Portland cement is a fundamental material in construction, and it is manufactured in several types
to meet different engineering requirements.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
Precast concrete products are typically manufactured in a controlled indoor plant environment. However, large structural products, such as bridge girders, piling, and double tees are often cast outdoors on long-line steel casting beds...
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Mar 15, 2024 –
Most United States government and military structures are required to consider blast demands and structural integrity in the design process.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
Precast concrete is cast into a specific shape in a controlled environment at a PCI-Certified precast concrete plant.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
Precast concrete is a high-performance structural building material that can be used as the primary structural system of a building transferring roof, floor, and lateral loads.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
The new PCI Architectural Certification Program is the first of its kind, backed by the reputation and expertise of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).
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Mar 15, 2024 –
Residential housing structures are designed and built with precast concrete to meet or exceed high performance design goals.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
Precast concrete and precast, prestressed concrete excel in strength, sustainability, functionality, and durability.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
High performance precast concrete structures are inherently resilient and provide excellent protection against high winds from tornados and hurricanes, storm water surge and floods, fires, earthquakes,
and blasts.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
Floors are the key element when it comes to architectural freedom and design.
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Dec 3, 2025 –
PCI (Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute) certification is a rigorous, multi-faceted quality assurance
program.
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Mar 15, 2024 –
Thermal mass is the ability of a material to absorb and store heat energy (thermal sponge). A lot of heat energy is required to change the temperature of high-density materials like concrete, which is therefore said to have high thermal mass.
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Mar 20, 2025 –
The purpose of a connection is to transfer loads, restrain movement, and/or provide stability to a
component or an entire structure.
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Mar 20, 2025 –
High-performance precast concrete is the most versatile building material available in today’s
construction industry.
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