Post-Tensioning Concrete

Concrete is a uniquely versatile building material because of its readily available components, its ability to be placed as a liquid, and its high compression strength that allows it to support the tremendous weights required in construction. Despite these qualities, concrete alone does have a few drawbacks. Concrete can be brittle and weak against lateral forces like bending. Many techniques have been developed to improve concrete's performance in certain situations, such as post-tensioning. Post-tensioning is a technique used to reinforce concrete over unstable surfaces and across spans. It is a very safe concrete strengthening technique that has gained popularity in the last few decades as the technique has been perfected, with trainings and certifications standardized. In any project that calls for reinforced concrete, it is important to utilize a skilled concrete contracting team like The Conco Companies, the leading steel reinforcing concrete contractor in Portland.

Articulating concrete boom pumps

One of the main characteristics that makes concrete a great construction material is that it remains a liquid after mixing all its components until it cures to become a solid. The fact that concrete is a liquid mixture allows it to be transported through pressurized piping, like how water moves throughout a city. Pumping concrete means that it can be mixed and held in a different location than where it will be finally placed. Over the last 100 years, concrete pumping technology has advanced to accelerate the concrete placement process and push the boundaries of the scale and accessibility of concrete projects.