Concrete In Practice
Concrete in Practice (CIP) is a series of 41 different information sheets, courtesy of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), designed to explain many of the details of concrete in a quick, easy and non-technical way.
What we do here at Preferred Materials is incredibly precise, scientific, and technical, yet it often needs to be explained in ways that can be easily understood by non-experts. CIP is designed to do just that.
Print versions of the Concrete in Practice series can be ordered via email from NRMCA at publications@nrmca.org or by calling (301) 587-1400 ext. 1165. Or contact us, and we’re happy to help explain any of these details to your staff, customers, or others who have questions about how we pour our custom “Ready” family of concrete mixes.
Testing Series
- CIP #08 – Discrepencies in Yield
- CIP #09 – Low Concrete Cylinder Strength
- CIP #10 – Strength of In-Place Concrete
- CIP #16 – Flexural Strength Concrete
- CIP #21 – Loss of Air Content in Pumped Concrete
- CIP #26 – Jobsite Addition of Water
- CIP #34 – Making Concrete Cylinders in the Field
- CIP #35 – Testing Compressive Strength of Concrete
- CIP #39 – Maturity Methods to Estimate Concrete Strength
- CIP #41 – Acceptance Testing of Concrete
Troubleshooting Series
- CIP #01 – Dusting Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #02 – Scaling Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #03 – Crazing Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #04 – Cracking Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #05 – Plastic Shrinkage Cracking
- CIP #07 – Cracks in Concrete Basement Walls
- CIP #08 – Discrepencies in Yield
- CIP #09 – Low Concrete Cylinder Strength
- CIP #13 – Concrete Blisters
- CIP #19 – Curling of Concrete Slabs
- CIP #20 – Delamination of Troweled Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #23 – Discoloration
- CIP #25 – Corrosion of Steel in Concrete
- CIP #40 – Aggregate Popouts
Best Practices Series
- CIP #06 – Joints in Concrete Slabs
- CIP #11 – Curing In-Place Concrete
- CIP #12 – Hot Weather Concreting
- CIP #14 – Finishing Concrete Flatwork
- CIP #27 – Cold Weather Concreting
- CIP #28 – Concrete Slab Moisture
- CIP #29 – Vapor Retarders Under Slabs on Grade
- CIP #31 – Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete
- CIP #32 – Concrete Pre-Construction Conference
Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Series
- CIP #15 – Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
- CIP #17 – Flowable Fill Materials
- CIP #22 – Grout
- CIP #24 – Synthetic Fibers in Concrete
- CIP #30 – Supplementary Cementitious Materials
- CIP #31 – Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete
- CIP #33 – High Strength Concrete
- CIP #36 – Structural Lightweight Concrete
- CIP #37 – Self-Consolidating Concrete
- CIP #38 – Pervious Concrete
