Advice Sheets

These are produced and published by The Concrete Society. The information and advice contained in the sheets is based on experience and knowledge of The Concrete Society’s technical staff.

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Shrinkage of concrete
CAS56

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Carbonation
CAS55

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Friction between materials
CAS54

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Contiguous and secant piled walls
CAS53

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Staining by pyrites and lignite on concrete surfaces
CAS52

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Cracking in pile-supported ground slabs
CAS51

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Loss of surface with water
CAS50

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Waste transfer facility floors – Damage from abrasion
CAS49

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Composting facilities
CAS48

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Assessment of in-situ concrete strength using data obtained from core testing
CAS47

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Vapour resistance of concrete
CAS46

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Indoor decorative concrete floors
CAS45

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Curling of ground floor slabs
CAS44

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Spacers and visual concrete
CAS43

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Holding down bolt design to Eurocode 2
CAS42

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The development of standard prestressed concrete bridge beams
CAS40

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Concretes for agricultural and general applications including mass (unreinforced) foundations
CAS39

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Rain damaged concrete
CAS38

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Mould release agents
CAS37

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Surface blemishes on power-trowelled floors caused by coarse aggregate particles near the surface
CAS36

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Prefabricated reinforced concrete houses
CAS35

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High strength concrete columns and normal strength slabs
CAS34

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Axial shortening of concrete columns in high-rise buildings
CAS33

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The use of computers in the design of concrete structures
CAS32

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Identity testing of fresh concrete for properties other than strength
CAS31

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Identity testing for strength in accordance with BS EN 206-1 and BS 8500-1
CAS30

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Interpretation of hygrometer readings for moisture in concrete floors
CAS29

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Diamond drilling & sawing – techniques & applications
CAS28

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Autogenous shrinkage
CAS27

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Reinforced concrete bund structures
CAS26

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Large volume concrete pours
CAS25

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Rendering – defects and remedial measures
CAS24

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Large area pours for suspended slabs
CAS23

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Moisture in concrete floors
CAS22

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Dark discoloration on smooth formed concrete surfaces (mottling)
CAS21

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Curing concrete
CAS20

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Historic reinforcing bars and steel fabric
CAS19

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Delamination of concrete floor surfaces
CAS18

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Achieving good quality as struck in-situ concrete surface finishes
CAS17

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Assessing as struck in-situ concrete surface finishes
CAS16

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Thin floor coverings on cement: sand screeds
CAS15

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Concrete surfaces for painting
CAS14

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Cracking in composite/corrugated metal decking floor slabs
CAS13

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Power-trowelled concrete floor and lignite
CAS12

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Abrasion resistance of floors containing lightweight coarse aggregate
CAS11

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Autogenous healing: self-sealing of fine cracks
CAS09

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Crazing: power trowelled concrete floor slabs
CAS08

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Galvanised steel reinforcement
CAS07

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Reinforcement ripple
CAS06

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Holding down bolts in concrete: Suggested design procedures to BS 8110-1
CAS05

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Congested reinforcement: effects on placing and compacting concrete
CAS04

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Straightening and rebending reinforcement on site
CAS03

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Suspended concrete floors: maximum size of pour allowable and location of construction joints
CAS02

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The provision of holes in reinforced concrete beams
CAS01

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