The content areas of this comprehensive text correlate with the curriculum developed by the Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada.Concrete Principles provides detailed coverage of current practices used in the concrete industry. Step-by-step placement, consolidation, and finishing procedures for flatwork and structures are featured, as well as formwork and reinforcement requirements. This edition includes updated coverage in the areas of concrete exposure safety, pervious concrete, precast and tilt-up construction, slip and fl ying forms, insulated concrete forms (ICFs), grouting and epoxy injection, self-consolidating and reactive powder concretes, and the use of concrete in sustainable design and LEED� certification.