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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONCRETE CONTRACTORS
MARCH 2007
2025 S. Brentwood Blvd., Ste. 105 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
Donald M. Marks, President Bev Garnant, Executive Director
St. Louis, MO 63144
Tel: 314-962-0210 ASCC HAS A PROBLEM! At our recent DCC EXPO, ASCC mem-
Fax: 314-968-4367 ber Greg Randa suggested that I consider
Are you part of it?
E-mail: ascc@ascconline.org using my column to provide more useful
I hope so.
Website: www.ascconline.org information for our contractor members,
Lately we have been outgrowing the ven- rather than a travelogue of concrete meet-
ues we have prepared for our activities. ings. He was more subtle than that, but I
Attendance is significantly up at all of got the point and I think he’s right.
our programs. Our Annual Conference in With that in mind, here is a list of items
Table of Contents Milwaukee was the best ever, both in terms I covered in a presentation at the EXPO
President’s Message ........................... 1 of programming and attendance. The Kick- that I believe a contractor can easily do to
Director’s Message ............................ 1 Off Bash at the World of Concrete is increas- improve their business.
Industry Calendar ............................... 1 ing in size. There were more members than
None of these are magic, but then how
New Members .................................... 2 ever at our Annual Meeting at the World of
often do things improve by magic? It takes
Member Renewals ............................. 2 Concrete. Frankly, we were concerned that
commitment and effort to improve your
participation might drop when we moved the
DCC Message .................................... 2 business, and many small steps that even-
safety awards to the Annual Conference, but
WOC Photos ...................................... 3 tually lead to big differences.
instead attendance grew.
Safety Briefs ...................................... 4 Let me know if you try any of these.
Hotline FAQs ..................................... 4 I think this speaks well of both the associa-
tion as a whole and of each of you who are 10 THINGS YOU COULD DO NEXT WEEK
taking an active interest in the work of the Sign up for the next MIX Group orien-
association. It is extremely heartening to tation meeting.
reflect on some of the things I observed at Institute a program to send thank you
Industry Calendar the World of Concrete. note / gift to all customers
Most obvious were the many who made Schedule a brainstorming session with
April 12 – 14, 2007
MIX Grp. Orientation Mtg., South Bend, IN your key employees on an issue that’s
the extra effort of approach- (cont. on pg. 2)
bothering you
April 22 – 26, 2007 List three people in the industry you’d
ACI Spring Convention, Atlanta, GA
like to know & find a way to meet at
May 22 – 24, 2007 least one
NRMCA 2007 Concrete Technology Forum
Dallas, TX Make a list of all the ways you’re dif-
ferent from your competitors
June 6 – 8, 2007 List one owner, one architect, one g.c.,
Committee Week, St. Louis, MO
one homebuilder with whom you’d like
June 28 – July 1, 2007 to be the contractor of choice. Think of
CEO Forum, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
one thing you’re going to do to start
September 13 – 16, 2007 building that relationship
Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC Think of someone who needs an apol-
October 14 – 18, 2007 ogy from you and call them
ACI Fall Convention, Puerto Rico Get the ASCC / DCC logo and add it to
January 22 – 25, 2008 your business card, letterhead, website,
World of Concrete, Las Vegas, NV clothing, trucks, hardhats
March 11 – 15, 2008 Ask a good customer for a referral /
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Las Vegas, NV testimonial
Send your spouse flowers with a note
Zeke & Janie Zinchiak co-host the annual WOC “Thanks for _________ while I did
Kick Off Bash. See page 3 for more photos. _______ to make the business better.”
NEW MEMBERS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
cont. from page 1
January 2007 ing me to offer their help, even asking cause that we funded this much need-
Welcome to our newest members. Sustaining Members to be called upon to help out in any way ed work on the spot.
in BOLD. possible in the work of the association.
That’s putting your money where your
All West Construction, Inc., Fresno, CA It was great to see the many folks par- mouth is in a big way. But more impor-
ANCON Beton Pty. Ltd., Linden Park, South Australia ticipating in manning the ASCC booth. tantly, it’s an example of how ASCC is
Bailey Corp. of NW FL, Inc., The, Destin, FL (A special thanks goes to Charlene actively leading in the concrete construc-
Baumann Engineering Inc., San Clemente, CA Tortuso of Ruttura and Sons, who tion industry because of our membership
organizes the manning of the booth stepping up and working together. We can
Command Construction Group., Inc., Jacksonville, FL
and works there tirelessly herself.) accomplish much more as a whole than as
Concrete Colorist The, Inc., Benicia, CA Some I have known well from years of individuals. That’s why our “problem” is
Cotton’s Concrete Construction, Athens, PA participation, but there were many so encouraging. As we add more members
Creative Concrete Designs.Net, Tallahassee, FL who were stepping up their involve- and our members become more active we
Diamond Products, Elyria, OH ment with this activity. become better able to lead and influence
DIPROCO, San Pedro Sula, Costa Rica the concrete construction industry in posi-
We added five new board members
Horton Construction Co. Inc., East Providence, RI tive ways.
who are obviously enthused to be an
Increte Systems, Inc., Odessa, FL integral part of the ASCC at this high If you have been part of our problem, many
J & A Concrete Corp., Bohemia, NY level of participation. thanks and keep it up. If you haven’t been
actively participating in ASCC activities,
J D Kunz Concrete Contracting inc, New Braunfels, TX When the announcement was made
plan on doing so. You, your company and
J.D. Contractors, Jamison, PA explaining the need for funding for
your industry will benefit.
JG Concrete Inc., Midland, TX ACI 117 (Tolerances) research, enough
of you stepped up to donate to the We will enjoy solving this problem.
Landmark Testing & Engineering, St. George, UT
McD Concrete Enterprises, Silver Grove, KY
Northwest Concrete Enterprises, Issaquah, WA
Peak Construction, Wellsville, MO
Ray C. Atkinson Construction Co. Inc., Pulaski, TN
S. Concrete Inc., Sugarland, TX
Smith, Harold D., Glenville, PA
DCC MESSAGE
Stephens and Sons Concrete Contractors, Inc., Paris, TX Jay Fangman, Council Director
Unlimited Concrete Solutions, LLC, Plain City, OH
DATE LINE: TAMPA. What a DCC problem or question? We will have one of
Decorative EXPO we had in Tampa. the noted authorities in the country talk to
MEMBER RENEWALS Attendance was good, with over 100 people us about sealers. For our new or smaller
attending and unprecedented sponsor sup- contractors, we will show you a tool that
January 2007 port. The lineup of speakers and seminars can dramatically increase your “close” ratio
We would like to thank the following companies for their
gave everyone the chance to find any num- on sales. We are going to demystify LEED
continuing support. Sustaining Members in BOLD.
ber of ideas that could positively impact ,and show you how to really differentiate
Advance Concrete, LLC, Greenville, NC their decorative businesses. The speakers yourself from your competition in Green
Belle Concrete, Inc., Aptos, CA were a “Who’s Who” in the decorative Building. Everyone is talking about it!
industry and truly global in scope. I think
Concrete Arts, Inc., Hudson, WI You will see Larry Good’s subcommittee
everyone left the EXPO with ideas and
Concrete Floors Co., Danielson, CT products that could enhance their bottom start to finalize specifications that will
Dare Concrete Inc., Kitty Hawk, NC lines and make them more successful. To allow you to provide specific, detailed
Glen, Julie, Clark, Kevin, Joe, Dominick specifications to the design community and
Engrave-A-Crete, Inc., Bradenton, FL
and the rest of the supporting cast, a job your clients; another way to set your com-
Jordan Concrete Inc., Vermilion, OH
well done by all. pany apart from the competition and add
McCarthy Construction Co. Inc., Walled Lake, MI value to your ASCC membership.
R & B Clark Diversified, Inc., Willis, TX Now on to Charlotte and the ASCC Annual
Conference in September. The DCC lineup Watch for the ASCC Annual Conference
Scornstain LLC, Amite, LA of speakers and demonstrations for the fall mailings, get signed up and let us show
Victor Merlo Construction, Inc., Williamsville, NY conference promises to be even better and you how to be more successful! (There is
bring even more “value” to all our decora- even a rumor going around about driving a
tive contractors. Has anyone had a sealer NASCAR car.)
2 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONCRETE CONTRACTORS
WOC 2007
The ASCC band performs an encore of ”Real Men of Concrete” at the Kick
Off Bash.
From left: ASCC board members Mike Poppoff and Glen Shamblen enjoy hot
fudge sundaes served to our board members by ACI executive vice presi-
dent William Tolley, president Thomas Verti and incoming president Dave
Darwin. ACI (Detroit) lost the World Series bet to ASCC (St. Louis).
Frank Lewis (left) and Clark Branum are two of our ASCC-member seminar
presenters.
The buffet lines at the Kick Off Bash draw the biggest crowds...with every-
one leaving full and happy.
From left: CNA representatives Gary Clevenger and Todd Hohn, joined
by ASCC council members Jeannine Brown and Bill Halkovitch present Rocky Geans (front left) and Tom Leyes (front right) explain the benefits of
Construction Boot Camp: How to Survive Loss Cost Drivers seminar. ASCC membership during their turn at booth duty.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONCRETE CONTRACTORS 3
SAFETY BRIEFS
Bill Halkovitch, Council Director
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE SAFETY COUNCIL? Risk Management – exploring new avenues for risk manage-
ment/insurance
By the time you read this article you will have returned to the Bylaws – develop Safety & Risk Management Council bylaws
“real world” from the World of Concrete. I am certain that your Recognition – developing new ways to promote safety and
experience was jam packed with events, information, meeting new reward members
friends and catching up with old ones.
The Safety Council was hard at work during the week transition- We’re also drawing near to completing the Small Contractor
ing the mode of operation from a committee to a council with a Safety Manual.
number of subcommittees dedicated to special projects. I want to thank Todd Hohn and Gary Clevenger, CNA, and my co-
panelist Jeannine Brown, Ruttura & Sons Construction Co., Inc. for
Subcommittees include:
a wonderful “Safety Boot-Camp” seminar. I was pleased with the
Education – exploring new sources of information for our informative presentation and I believe the audience was as well.
membership
HOTLINE FAQs
Ward Malisch, ASCC Hotline
ANSWER: abbreviations SOFF and SOFL and MLFF and MLFL for overall
QUESTION: We examined several documents before and local values, respectively, of flatness and levelness. The
We’re the concrete answering your question. The specified section states:
contractor for a overall value appears to apply to each R4.8.5.2 The specified overall values SOFF and SOFL are
h i g h - r i s e o ff i c e floor. Here’s the rationale. the FF and FL numbers to which the completed project floor
building. The speci- Section 8.15.1.1 of ACI 302.1R-04, “Guide surface must conform viewed in its entirety. Daily FF/FL
fication has limits for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction,” results may vary above and below SOFF/SOFL without
on both a specified indicates that if all floors are considered to consequence, provided: a) that the cumulative results ulti-
overall value and be random traffic floors—those with var- mately equal or exceed SOFF/SOFL, and b) that the speci-
a minimum local ied and unpredictable traffic patterns—two fied MLFF and MLFL values are satisfied at all locations.
tiers of specified FF/FL values should be The F-Number System provides daily running totals of the
value. Does the
indicated: one for the composite values to aggregate inplace areas that are less than, equal to, and better
specified overall
be achieved (specified overall value), and than SOFF and SOFL. Consequently, after the entire floor
value apply to each has been installed, the system permits the immediate cal-
one for the minimum quality level that will
floor, or to all the culation of liquidated damages based on the final aggregate
be accepted without repair (minimum local
floors in the build- value). The document goes on to say: areas defective relative to either SOFF or SOFL (whichever
ing? yields the larger penalty).”
“Compliance with the specified overall
value is based on the composite of all measured values. For The phrase “...completed project…” in the second line seems
any given floor, the composite FF/FL values are derived in to refer to the whole building, not just one floor. But the phrase
accordance with ASTM E 1155.” “entire floor” in the fifth line from the bottom seems to refer to one
floor, meaning one story.
The term “...all measured values” could imply that the overall
value is for all floors in the building. But the next sentence indi- ASTM E 1155, which describes the test method for F-numbers,
cates that there is a composite value for any given floor. The ques- more clearly defines the area that is represented by an overall
tion is whether the word “floor” means the same thing as “story” number. Section 7.1 says:
when referring to a high-rise building. “Test Surface—On any one building level, the entire floor
Section 8.15.1.1 of ACI 302.1R-04 also says: area of interest shall constitute the test surface.”
Remedial measures can be required: And Section 3.1.11 says:
• If the composite value of the entire floor installation “test surface—on any one building level, the entire floor area
(when completed) measures less than either of the specified of interest constitutes the test surface, with the limitations
overall F-numbers; or listed in 7.1.”
• If any individual section measures less than either of the Section 9.15 then says:
specified minimum local FF/FL numbers. Sectional bound- “Within each test surface, combine each test section’s F-
aries are usually set at the column and half-column lines Numbers by area-weighting to obtain overall F-Numbers as
on suspended slabs, or at the construction and contrac- follows:”
tion joints for slabs-on-ground. They should be no closer
together than 1/2 bay. And Section 10.4 says:
The phrase “…the entire floor installation (when completed)” “List the calculated overall F-Number results for the entire
might also be interpreted as applying to all floors of the multi-story test surface. This is the only F-Number that is reported with-
building. out a confidence interval.”
Section R4.8.5.2, in the Commentary of ACI 117-06, “Specification In combination, these sections of ASTM 1155 make it reasonably
for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials,” uses the clear that an overall F-Number is applied to each building level.
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