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Have you come up with an inventive way to place concrete more efficiently or to solve an annoying
concreting problem? If so, please share your idea. Send information to: Ideas Editor, Concrete Construction,
426 S. Westgate St., Addison, IL 60101 (fax: 630.543.3112; e-mail: cceditor@wocnet.com).
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concrete surface, primed and coated inches, the folded plates can span up lations indicate the roof will resist
with a white elastomeric material. to 38 feet. The roof shown in the pho- uplift in winds as strong as 400
Interior ceiling finishes such as dry- tos, which was recently constructed in mph, a real plus in South Florida
wall can readily be attached to the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is 5 inches thick where the hurricane season is an an-
channels along the edges of the in- and has a maximum span of 32 feet. nual event. The construction
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sulation board. method will also be available for li-
Runner to hold
cense in other states.
Rebar
insulation down M.K. Hurd is an engineer and
writer specializing in concrete build-
ing methods. She is a former editor
Concrete
of Concrete Construction and author
of Formwork for Concrete published
by the American Concrete Institute.
Insulation
Publication #C99A144
C-shaped metal Intermediate support Copyright© 1999, The Aberdeen Group
or plastic channels for insulation
a division of Hanley-Wood, Inc.
Cross-section view of a finished roof. Metal or plastic channels holding the insulation All rights reserved
panels project just high enough above the panels to act as supports for the reinforcing
steel. Concrete and insulation thicknesses are designed to meet local requirements.