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A concrete finisher is a skilled tradesperson who works with concrete by placing, finishing, protecting and repairing concrete in engineering and construction projects. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Concrete finishers are often responsible for setting the concrete forms , ensuring they have the correct depth and pitch.
Mason, a tradesperson skilled variously in brick and blocklaying, concrete finishing (the placement, finishing, protecting and repairing of concrete in construction projects). [7] Also stonemason, marble setter and polisher, tile setter and polisher, terrazzo worker and finisher. Hod carrier is a subsidiary trade (also see Laborer).
United States Navy Seabees use a screed (noun) to screed (verb) wet concrete. The form-work acts as screed rails.. In the United States, a person called a concrete finisher performs the process of screeding, which is the process of cutting off excess wet concrete to bring the top surface of a slab to the proper grade and smoothness.
Cement masons are responsible for all concrete construction, including pouring and finishing of slabs, steps, wall tops, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, and paving. The organization is a member union of the AFL–CIO and Canadian Labour Congress.
Table 2 - Hydraulic Cement – production – Africa and Middle East (thousand metric tons) [2] Country: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
A common name for an ornamental ironworker is a finisher because they are responsible for finishing the structures after the structural and rebar work is done. [ 16 ] The main wage for ornamental ironworkers ranges from $20.89 per hour to $45.00 per hour.
Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, [1] and is the most widely used building material. [2] Its usage worldwide, ton for ton, is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, and aluminium combined. [3]
Construction engineering, also known as construction operations, [1] is a professional subdiscipline of civil engineering that deals with the designing, planning, construction, and operations management of infrastructure such as roadways, tunnels, bridges, airports, railroads, facilities, buildings, dams, utilities and other projects. [2]