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Thomas Concrete

Welcome to Thomas Concrete

After 30 years of serving customers, we are one of the leading suppliers of high quality ready-mixed concrete in the Southeast. By combining delivery of concrete with our wide range of services, we can provide complete and effective solutions for your construction projects.
We are The Concrete Specialists.

Hot Weather Concreting

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Hot weather is defined as any combination of high ambient temperature, high concrete temperature, low relative humidity, wind speed, or solar radiation that tends to impair the quality of the freshly mixed or hardened concrete.

 

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   POTENTIAL ISSUES DURING
   HOT WEATHER INCLUDE:

   FOLLOW THE RULES FOR
   HOT WEATHER CONCRETE

 

  • Increased risk of plastic shrinkage cracks.
  • Greater variability in surface appearance.
  • Increased water demand.
  • Increased rate of slump loss.
  • Increased rate of setting.
  • Increased difficulty in controlling entrained aircontent.
  • Decreased 28-day and later strengths.
  • Increased tendency for differential thermalcracking.
  • Increased permeability.

 

 


    Don’t forget to drink water!

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  1. Slabs placed directly on vapor barriers will need special precautions during finishing and curing to avoid cracking.
  2. Protect test cylinders at the jobsite and maintain proper moisture and temperature during initial curing.
  3. Moisten subgrade, steel reinforcement, and form work prior to concrete placement.
  4. Use wind breaks, sunshades, and evaporation retarders to reduce the risk of plastic shrinkage cracking.
  5. Cool aggregates and mixing water added to the concrete to minimize concrete temperatures.
  6. Provide appropriate curing methods as soon as possible after the concrete finishing processes have been completed.
  7. Consider adjusting placement time to take advantage of cooler overnight temperatures.
  8. Admixtures can be used to increase workability, extend set time, and control hydration of the concrete mixture.
  9. Adjust the rate of delivery and have adequate manpower to place, finish, and cure the concrete.
  10. Limit onsite water additions and do not exceed the designed water content for the mixture.

 

Ask us about Concrete Temperature Control with NITROcrete
At Thomas Concrete we use liquid nitrogen technology to fine-tune the concrete temperature at the plant. The cooled aggregate protects concrete against heat during transit and holds the temperature stable over time, both are critical tasks in reducing evaporation rates and minimizing risk of plastic shrinkage.   

 

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Water Demand Hot Weather Thomas Concrete

 

Figure 1- Surface Evaporation Chart. As evaporation rates approach 0.20 lb./sq.ft./hr. the risk of plastic shrinkage cracking becomes critical.

 Figure 1- Surface Evaporation Chart . As evaporation rates approach 0.20 lb./sq.ft./hr. the risk of plastic shrinkage cracking becomes critical.

My Concrete® Customer Portal

We are happy to introduce our new Customer Portal. The portal is available to all our customers.

Below you find a short presentation of the features that are available in the customer portal.

If you have any questions related to the new customer portal, or if you want to become a user, contact your local sales office. They are happy to help you! 



 

 

 

Home   
     Get an overview of your projects
     A dashboard in the customer portal show you all your active projects and the
     volume related to them. You will be able to see how much that have been
     quoted, planned and delivered for each of your projects.

Projects   
     Manage and plan your projects
     
View relevant project information, like volume, delivery plant, start date and
     end date. With this information, you have the possibility to follow up on your
     project deliveries and planned orders.

Orders   
     Manage and plan your orders
     
View relevant order data, like volume, confirmation date, ordered volume
     and products. You will see all planned, completed and cancelled orders
     in the customer portal. 

Truck   
     View and download your delivery tickets
     All your delivery tickets are available for downloading.

Invoice   
     View and download your invoices
     All your invoices are available for downloading.

Settings   
     Manage your profile settings
     Keep your contact information updated by managing your profile settings
     directly in the customer portal. You are also able to manage your notification
     preferences directly in the customer portal. 

User   
     Manage your team members
     
Choose your team members and their access to the customer portal. Users
     can have different roles in the portal, allowing them to see only certain data.
     The user management is done by the person you choose to be administrator.

XLS   
     Export data for analysis in Excel or Power BI
     You are able to export all project, order, delivery, and invoice data in the
     customer portal. This enables you to improve and plan your business
     better, by analysing performd and planned activities. 

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     Log in with your Thomas ID or use your social account
     
It should be easy to log in to a customer portal, and therefore, we have
     provided you the posisbility to log in with any social account connected to
     the Email adress you have registered at us. 

Feedback   
     Give your ideas for future development of the portal
     
We at Thomas are always striving to provide you the best services possible
     and are therefore happy to receive your feedback and ideas for future
     development of the customer portal. 

 

Technical Advisory

Through an open dialogue with our customers at the initial stage of the project, we are able to advise and create the right product of the appropriate class and the correct consistency, that meets customer needs and project requirements. We offer support with predicting strength, heat development and carbon footprint.

 

We help our customers to choose the right product fulfilling all relevant requirements and expectations.We help our customers to choose the right product fulfilling all relevant requirements and expectations.
Together we discuss customers' conditions of the project, analyzing documents, regulations and drawings. We offer prognosis and calculations to secure the right choice of concrete product. For example: 

 

Selecting the right product

We can help you with strength prognosis for our products in cold weather. We can advise you on different products, and other cold weather arrangements, to ensure that you achieve your goals for formwork removal on time. 

We can predict the heat and temperature differences in massive structures, and in that way, provide our customers with advice on product selection, as well as measures, to minimize the cracking risk.

We can help you to calculate the carbon footprint for your project based on the chosen product.


Thomas Academy 

We offer courses, specific to each customer's demand or project needs, on all aspects of ready-mixed concrete construction.

 
Project development 

We offer support in the early stages of the design process.

Our Services

We offer a wide range of services as a complement to our products. Regardless of theWe offer a wide range of services as a complement to our products. Regardless of thecomplexity of your project, our experienced technicians will find the solution.

 

technical advisory us

Through an open dialogue with our customers at the initial stage of the project, we are able to advise and create the right product of the appropriate class and the correct consistency, that meets customer needs and project requirements. We offer support with predicting strength, heat development and carbon footprint.

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technical support us

We also offer various services supporting our customers at their construction sites, before, during and after casting. We conduct tests for quality control, consistency and compressive strength.

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concrete placement us

We can provide a solution for difficult placements, ex. conveyor trucks to take the place of pump trucks in certain situations. With our mix of front and rear discharge ready mix trucks we can supply the equipment that best suits the conditions.

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concrete delivery us We transport high quality ready-mixed concrete where you want, when you want. Our goal is to be at site, on time and to provide our customers with excellent service. By owning our ready-mixed concrete trucks, we are in control of the transport and can ensure a high service level for our customers.

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Technical Support

We also offer various services supporting our customers at their construction sites, before, during and after casting. We conduct tests for quality control and to access consistency and compressive strength.

 

Laboratory Support

We offer testing of the concrete, both in-house tests and at construction site.Our Technical Team tests raw materials and products to ensure a quality product isdelivered to your site. 

 

Strength Measurement of the Finished Structure

We can help you with the measurement of temperature and with the strength development, to ensure that you have reached the correct strength for formwork removal.

 

Moisture and Desiccation Design 

Our authorized controllers measure moisture in concrete.

 

Quality Control

We can test the properties of fresh and hardened concrete.

 

 

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