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Management picked budget mix over quality for a big pour
The surface is already spiderwebbing with cracks.
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ruby_fisher13mo ago
The highway overpass pour last year used premium mix and still spiderwebbed. Blaming the budget mix seems too easy. It could be the subgrade wasn't compacted right or they added too much water on site. I've seen good concrete crack from bad finishing work. Maybe management messed up more than just the mix choice. It's worth looking at the whole process before pointing fingers.
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mason_wood883mo ago
@ruby_fisher1 makes a solid point about not just blaming the mix. Who was responsible for checking the subgrade compaction before the pour? If that wasn't done right, cracks are almost guaranteed. Adding too much water on site is another common mistake. Was there any oversight on the finishing work to prevent stress points? Management might have cut corners in multiple places, so digging into each step is key.
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patriciabaker3mo ago
Route 9's concrete mess is like a comedy of errors. First, no proper compaction, then too much water. But hey, at least they saved money on the mix, right?
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