Specialty Concrete Consulting

Contact BCG if you need help with the following:

• Thermal control plans including determining heat of hydration and performance-based temperature differential limits.

• Concrete mixture design for service life, constructability, and GWP/GHG (carbon) limits

• Plastic concrete troubleshooting on the job site

• Use of non-traditional concrete mixture components such as reclaimed fly ash, ground glass pozzolan, natural pozzolans, and metakaolin.

• Review and writing of concrete and concrete-related specifications—how to specify what you want rather than hoping for the best

• Review of specifications to identify questions related to intent, overlap, and incompatible requirements.

• Review of cracking potential for tanks, slabs, and any concrete structure that is sensitive to cracking

• Concrete service life assessment

• Interpretation of petrography reports and material test data

• Investigation of concrete failures, including spalling, cracking, punching, corrosion, and chemical reaction due to such reasons as material failure, workmanship, or design oversight.

• Third party review and response to non-compliance reports

• Fiber reinforced concrete design and assessment