Technical Guides

CCAA GUIDE T48: This guide covers the design, construction and specification of concrete industrial floors and pavements.

CCAA T55-2005/CIA Z10-2005: The Guide uses an ‘issues-based’ approach and therefore comments on matters peculiar to the design of tilt-up construction.

Concrete Basics provides a clear, concise explanation of all aspects of making quality concrete; from the Materials and Properties involved through Planning, Preparation, Finishing and Curing.

This Guide describes and illustrates the various types of concrete slab-on-ground floor systems and suspended floors suitable for residential buildings ranging from single, detached houses to medium density buildings of apartments and flats.

This guide covers a wider range of elements for which concrete can be used in residential subdivisions.

This publication provides guidance on how to achieve good quality off-form concrete finishes.

Salts exist not only in coastal regions, but are present throughout the landscape, including the drier inland areas of Australia. These salts have the potential to not only affect the landscape and agriculture, but also the built environment.

Traditionally column spacings and floor spans in these buildings have been in the range of 6 to 9 metres, to both contain costs and simplify construction. However, recently there is a preference for large floor areas with column-free space and spans.

This guide is written, primarily, as a reference guide for house builders and tradespeople working with concrete, mortar and render.

Concrete flatwork (pavements and floors) has become a key part of the built environment.

This guide is limited to the use of manufactured sands in portland cement concrete.

The objective of this document is to guide sampling personnel in a simple step-by-step manner to establish the most appropriate sampling method to be adopted in a variety of situations.