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Cold Weather Recommendations for Construction Machinery

Cold Weather Recommendations for Construction Machinery

Operation and maintenance of heavy equipment and construction machinery in temperatures between 48°F and −40°F As a construction manager, specialty contractor, fleet manager, equipment owner or machinery operator, it’s important to properly prepare your ­fleet of...

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10 Tips to Winterize Your Heavy Equipment

10 Tips to Winterize Your Heavy Equipment

Before winter weather, cold temperatures and adverse conditions arrive, it’s mission critical to properly prepare your ­fleet of heavy equipment and construction machinery. During the winter season, maintaining asset utilization, ensuring fleet productivity and...

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3 Recommendations for Drywall in Cold and Damp Weather

3 Recommendations for Drywall in Cold and Damp Weather

The Gypsum Association (GA, www.gypsum.org) publishes the gypsum industry reference guide GA-216-2016: Application & Finishing of Gypsum Panel Products, which describes industry recommendations for the proper installation and finishing of gypsum board or drywall,...

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Do not rely on moisture meters or visual observations to check for gypsum joint dryness.

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5 Best Practices for Gypsum Materials in Wet Weather

Do not rely on moisture meters or visual observations to check for gypsum joint dryness. The Gypsum Association (GA, www.gypsum.org) publishes the gypsum industry reference guide GA-236-2016: Joint Treatment Under Extreme Weather Conditions, about the application and...

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8 Preventive Measures for Gypsum Construction in Cold Weather

8 Preventive Measures for Gypsum Construction in Cold Weather

Weather events impact the drying times of gypsum joint treatment materials. The Gypsum Association (GA, www.gypsum.org) publishes the gypsum industry reference guide GA-236-2016: Joint Treatment Under Extreme Weather Conditions, about the application and drying of...

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Protect Structural Concrete from Freezing

Protect Structural Concrete from Freezing

Guide to Cold Weather Concreting: Chapter 8 Protection Against Freezing for Structural Concrete The American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) provides numerous, valuable resources on on cold weather concrete — concrete properties and the construction...

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Keep Concrete Construction Continuing in Low Temperatures

Keep Concrete Construction Continuing in Low Temperatures

The On-Demand Course: Cold Weather Concreting: What to Prepare to Keep Concrete Construction Continuing is a recorded webinar, part of the numerous, valuable resources by the American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) on cold weather concrete — concrete...

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Standard Specification for Cold Weather Concrete

Standard Specification for Cold Weather Concrete

Headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, the American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) provides numerous, valuable resources on cold weather concrete practices, including 306.1-90: Standard Specification for Cold Weather Concreting (Reapproved 2002). Authored...

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American Concrete Institute Guide to Cold Weather Concreting

American Concrete Institute Guide to Cold Weather Concreting

306R-16: Guide to Cold Weather Concreting is one of many numerous, valuable resources on cold weather concrete practices by the American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org). 306R-16 guides specifiers, contractors, and concrete producers through the selection...

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Top 4 Cold Weather Concrete Resources

Top 4 Cold Weather Concrete Resources

Headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, the American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) provides numerous, valuable resources on cold weather concrete practices, including but not limited to the 306R-16: Guide to Cold Weather Concreting and the 306.1-90:...

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5 Objectives of Cold Weather Concreting Practices

5 Objectives of Cold Weather Concreting Practices

Average daily ambient temperature is below 40°F (5°C) for more than 3 successive days. The American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) defines cold weather as “a period when the average daily ambient temperature is below 40°F (5°C) for more than 3 successive...

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Properties and Operations for Hot Weather Concrete

Properties and Operations for Hot Weather Concrete

The American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) relies on the work of over 3,000 volunteers who serve on committees to develop the latest codes and reports related to concrete, including a committee on hot weather concreting. The mission of ACI Committee 305 –...

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