FILLING AND VIBRATING DRY CAST BOXES January 15-18, 2018 Murfreesboro, Tennessee By Tom Umek
What kind of equipment and working conditions make for happy production workers? Rigid Rugged Resilient
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First things first….do the cages fit? Rigid Rugged Resilient
What about our supply of concrete? Rigid Rugged Resilient
Preparing for the pour Rigid Rugged Resilient
What’s left in the mixer, on the belt or in the hopper? Rigid Rugged Resilient
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Filling haunches on the boxes Rigid Rugged Resilient
Know what your slump is….yes slump, on Dry Cast Concrete Rigid Rugged Resilient
Correct fill rates to insure correct and complete consolidation Rigid Rugged Resilient
Fill in 4-6” lifts Slow down in the haunches to allow consolidation Insure consolidation by seeing the sheen near the core and jacket
Don’t feel you have to run all vibrator at the same time Start the vibration with 12-18” in the bottom of the form When filling is near the next row of vibrators turn them on Once nearly full, turn of the bottom vibrators off.
QUESTIONS ? Rigid Rugged Resilient