Concrete in Practice
Concrete In Practice (CIP) is a series of 41 one-page information sheets on important technical topics, written in a non-technical "What, Why and How?" format. Courtesy of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. 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.
Testing Series
CIP #26- Jobsite Addition of Water
- CIP #08
- Discrepancies in Yield
- CIP #21
- Loss of Air Content in Pumped Concrete
- CIP #41
- Acceptance Testing of Concrete
- CIP #34
- Making Concrete Cylinders in the Field
- CIP #35
- Testing Compressive Strength of Concrete
- CIP #09
- Low Concrete Cylinder Strength
- CIP #10
- Strength of In-Place Concrete
- CIP #16
- Flexural Strength Concrete
- CIP #39
- Maturity Methods to Estimate Concrete Strength
Troubleshooting Series
- CIP #04
- Cracking Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #05
- Plastic Shrinkage Cracking
- CIP #03
- Crazing Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #07
- Cracks in Concrete Basement Walls
- CIP #01
- Dusting Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #02
- Scaling Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #13
- Concrete Blisters
- CIP #40
- Aggregate Popouts
- CIP #20
- Delamination of Troweled Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #19
- Curling of Concrete Slabs
- CIP #23
- Discoloration
- CIP #25
- Corrosion of Steel in Concrete
- CIP #08
- Discrepancies in Yield
- CIP #09
- Low Concrete Cylinder Strength
Best Practices Series
- CIP #31
- Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete
- CIP #32
- Concrete Pre-Construction Conference
- CIP #06
- Joints in Concrete Slabs on Grade
- CIP #14
- Finishing Concrete Flatwork
- CIP #11
- Curing In-Place Concrete
- CIP #27
- Cold Weather Concreting
- CIP #28
- Concrete Slab Moisture
- CIP #29
- Vapor Retarders Under Slabs on Grade
- CIP #12
- Hot Weather Concreting
Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Series
- CIP #30
- Supplementary Cementious Materials
- CIP #31
- Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete
- CIP #15
- Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
- CIP #24
- Synthetic Fibers for Concrete
- CIP #33
- High Strength Concrete
- CIP #36
- Structural Lightweight Concrete
- CIP #37
- Self-Consolidating Concrete
- CIP #38
- Pervious Concrete
- CIP #17
- Flowable Fill Materials
- CIP #22
- Grout
All Individual Downloads
- 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 #06
- Joints in Concrete Slabs on Grade
- CIP #07
- Cracks in Concrete Basement Walls
- CIP #08
- Discrepancies in Yield
- CIP #09
- Low Concrete Cylinder Strength
- CIP #10
- Strength of In-Place Concrete
- CIP #11
- Curing In-Place Concrete
- CIP #12
- Hot Weather Concreting
- CIP #13
- Concrete Blisters
- CIP #14
- Finishing Concrete Flatwork
- CIP #15
- Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
- CIP #16
- Flexural Strength Concrete
- CIP #17
- Flowable Fill Materials
- CIP #18
- Radon Resistant Buildings
- CIP #19
- Curling of Concrete Slabs
- CIP #20
- Delamination of Troweled Concrete Surfaces
- CIP #21
- Loss of Air Content in Pumped Concrete
- CIP #22
- Grout
- CIP #23
- Discoloration
- CIP #24
- Synthetic Fibers for Concrete
- CIP #25
- Corrosion of Steel in Concrete
- CIP #26
- Jobsite Addition of Water
- CIP #27
- Cold Weather Concreting
- CIP #28
- Concrete Slab Moisture
- CIP #29
- Vapor Retarders Under Slabs on Grade
- CIP #30
- Supplementary Cementious Materials
- CIP #31
- Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete
- CIP #32
- Concrete Pre-Construction Conference
- CIP #33
- High Strength Concrete
- CIP #34
- Making Concrete Cylinders in the Field
- CIP #35
- Testing Compressive Strength of Concrete
- CIP #36
- Structural Lightweight Concrete
- CIP #37
- Self-Consolidating Concrete
- CIP #38
- Pervious Concrete
- CIP #39
- Maturity Methods to Estimate Concrete Strength
- CIP #40
- Aggregate Popouts
- CIP #41
- Acceptance Testing of Concrete