Final Concrete Density: Don't forget the steel...

Precasters give out heavier weights of products to customers to ensure the customer will be ready to lift whatever comes their way. When it comes to logistics of getting precast products to the job site, a weight closer to reality is used in order to maximize delivery capacity. This creates two different weight classes used by precasters, customer weight and shipping weight.

To further refine the process, precasters should start taking into account the final concrete density that includes steel reinforcement to get an idea of average concrete density. When loading out a truck, maximizing what is on the truck becomes paramount to maximizing profit, reducing environmental impact, and helping to control driver overtime along with many other relevant business aspects.

Find out how to calculate the final concrete density and download a free tool to boot. http://precastworld.com/papers/precast-math/final-concrete-density.php

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