Title: Everything is Bigger in Texas

Author(s): Adrian Rojas

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 40

Issue: 5

Appears on pages(s): 25-27

Keywords: concrete, placement, project, team

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Date: 5/1/2018

Abstract:
The Mega Slab placement at the General Motors (GM) Arlington Assembly Plant, Arlington, TX, was a successful exercise in planning and execution. The project, an 8 in. (203 mm) thick slab covering 256,000 ft2 (23,780 m2), required 6470 yd3 (4950 m3) of concrete to be placed and finished within three 12-hour shifts. The first and third shift required 53 workers each, while the second shift called for 78 workers. Together, they completed a slab that achieved outstanding overall floor flatness and levelness (FF/FL) numbers of 56/42.