Concrete in Practice Resources
Practical guides from the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) on ordering, placing, finishing, and caring for concrete. Browse the topics below or start with these helpful resources.
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Ordering & Planning6 guides
Placement, Finishing & Curing6 guides
Cracking & Surface Issues15 guides
- CIP 1Dusting Concrete SurfacesView PDF
- CIP 2Scaling Concrete SurfacesView PDF
- CIP 3Crazing Concrete SurfacesView PDF
- CIP 4Cracking Concrete SurfacesView PDF
- CIP 5Plastic Shrinkage CrackingView PDF
- CIP 7Cracks in Concrete Basement WallsView PDF
- CIP 13Concrete BlistersView PDF
- CIP 19Curling of Concrete SlabsView PDF
- CIP 20Delamination of Troweled Concrete SurfacesView PDF
- CIP 23DiscolorationView PDF
- CIP 25Corrosion of Steel in ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 28Concrete Slab MoistureView PDF
- CIP 40Aggregate PopoutsView PDF
- CIP 42Thermal Cracking of ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 43Alkali Aggregate Reactions (AAR)View PDF
Testing & Materials16 guides
- CIP 9Low Concrete Cylinder StrengthView PDF
- CIP 10Strength of In-Place ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 15Chemical Admixtures for ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 16Flexural Strength of ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 17Flowable Fill MaterialsView PDF
- CIP 22GroutView PDF
- CIP 24Synthetic Fibers for ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 30Supplementary Cementitious MaterialsView PDF
- CIP 33High Strength ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 34Making Concrete Cylinders in the FieldView PDF
- CIP 35Testing Compressive Strength of ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 36Structural Lightweight ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 37Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC)View PDF
- CIP 38Pervious ConcreteView PDF
- CIP 39Maturity Methods to Estimate Concrete StrengthView PDF
- CIP 41Acceptance Testing of ConcreteView PDF
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