Resources

We believe knowledge is even more powerful when it’s shared freely.

We also know that a well-informed industry produces stronger materials that last longer, for finished products that stand the test of time.

We hope you find the resources on this page helpful as you plan your next project.

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NRMCA's Concrete in Practice

Download these PDFs for the best results in your future construction projects.

We’ve partnered with the National Ready Mix Concrete Association to share its “Concrete in Practice” series with you.

Each of these 43 PDFs focuses on a unique topic related to concrete, from solving common problems to improving performance.

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NRMCA is in tall block letters with "Nation Ready Mixed Concrete Association" underneath. Below is a line line with "Member" in the bottom left corner. Above everything is five crescent shaped lines. Everything is in a deep green.

The files on this page have been provided to us by the NRMCA (Silver Spring, MD). They are for the personal use of our customers and industry colleagues only — please do not print or distribute these files.

  • Dusting Concrete Surfaces

  • Scaling Concrete Surfaces

  • Crazing Concrete Surfaces

  • Cracking Concrete Surfaces

  • Plastic Shrinkage Cracking

  • Joints in Concrete Slabs on Grade

  • Cracks in Residential Basement Walls

  • Discrepancies in Yield

  • Low Concrete Cylinder Strength

  • Strength of In-Place Concrete

  • Curing In-Place Concrete

  • Hot Weather Concreting

  • Blisters on Concrete Slabs

  • Finishing Concrete Flatwork

  • Chemical Admixtures for Concrete

  • Flexural Strength of Concrete

  • Flowable Fill

  • Radon Resistant Buildings

  • Curling of Concrete Slabs

  • Delamination of Troweled Concrete Surfaces

  • Loss of Air Content in Pumped Concrete

  • Grout

  • Discoloration

  • Synthetic Fibers for Concrete

  • Corrosion of Steel in Concrete

  • Jobsite Addition of Water

  • Cold Weather Concreting

  • Concrete Slab Moisture

  • Vapor Retarders Under Slabs on Grade

  • Supplementary Cementitious Materials

  • Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete

  • Concrete Pre-Construction Conference

  • High Strength Concrete

  • Making Concrete Cylinders in the Field

  • Testing Compressive Strength of Concrete

  • Structural Lightweight Concrete

  • Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC)

  • Pervious Concrete

  • Maturity Methods to Estimate Concrete Strength

  • Aggregate Popouts

  • Acceptance Testing of Concrete

  • Thermal Cracking of Concrete

  • Alkali Aggregate Reactions (AAR)

  • Durability Requirements for Concrete