Using 11 different concrete-to-concrete thermal breaks on the project, KSK Construction Principal Ulgur Aydin estimates that his team installed approximately 1,000 linear ft. (305 m) of them at ...

As a consulting concrete engineer, I have encountered projects where cracks in slabs occurred on the first day, and those cracks could not be explained by drying shrinkage or thermal contraction.

Large sections of concrete should have joints running across the full width of the slab, as well as down the center of particularly wide slabs. Joints should be at least 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch wide.

Q. There’s a wide ugly gap between my concrete outdoor patio slab and the slab my house is built on. I’m trying to determine whether to caulk the crack or fill it with some cement-based… ...

With concrete slab leaks, contrast in temperature is important in enabling the thermal camera to visualize the source of a potential leak. Typically, you aren’t running hot water in these old pipes ...