Concrete In Practice is series of 42 one-page information sheets on important technical topics, written in a non-technical “What, Why and How?” format.

• Link to CIP1 – Dusting 
• Link to CIP22 – Grout
• Link to CIP2 – Scaling Concrete Surfaces
•  Link to CIP23 – Discoloration
• Link to CIP3 – Crazing Concrete Surfaces
•  Link to CIP24 – Synthetic Fibers for Concrete
• Link to CIP4 – Cracking Concrete Surfaces
•  Link to CIP25 – Corrosion of Steel in Concrete
• Link to CIP5 – Plastic Shrinkage Cracking
• Link to CIP26 – Jobsite Addition of Water
• Link to CIP6 – Joints in Concrete Slabs on Grade
• Link to CIP27 – Cold Weather Concreting
• Link to CIP7 – Cracks in Concrete Basement Walls  
• Link to CIP28 – Concrete Slab Moisture
• Link to CIP8 – Discrepancies in Yield
• Link to CIP29 – Vapor Retarders Under Slabs on Grade
• Link to CIP9 – Low Concrete Cylinder Strength
• Link to CIP30 – Supplementary Cementitious Materials
• Link to CIP10 – Strength of In-Place Concrete
• Link to CIP31 – Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete
• Link to CIP11 – Curing In-Place Concrete
• Link to CIP32 – Concrete Per-Construction Conference
• Link to CIP12 – Hot Weather Concreting
• Link to CIP33 – Concrete Pre-Construction Conference
• Link to CIP13 – Concrete Blisters
• Link to CIP34 – Making Concrete Cylinders in the Field
• Link to CIP14 – Finishing Concrete Flatwork
• Link to CIP35 – Testing Compressive Strength of Concrete
• Link to CIP15 – Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
• Link to CIP36 – Structural Lightweight Concrete
• Link to CIP16 – Flexural Strength Concrete
• Link to CIP37 – Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC)
• Link to CIP17 – Flowable Fill Materials
• Link to CIP38 – Previous Concrete
• Link to CIP18 – Radon Resistant Buildings
• Link to CIP39 – Maturity Methods to Estimate Concrete Strength
• Link to CIP19 – Curling of Concrete Slabs
• Link to CIP40 – Aggregate Popouts
• Link to CIP20 – Delamination of Troweled Concrete Surfaces
• Link to CIP41 – Acceptance Testing of Concrete
• Link to CIP21 – Loss of Air Content in Pumped Concrete
• Link to CIP42 – Thermal Cracking of Concrete

NOTE: The Concrete In Practice series is courtesy of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Springs, Maryland. Order a print version of the CIPs via e-mail from NRMCA atpublications@nrmca.org or by calling (301) 587-1400 ext. 1165