Placing Concrete by Pumping Methods

Description CI defines pumped concrete as concrete that is transport-ed through hose or pipe by means of a pump. Pumping con-crete through metal pipelines by piston pumps wasintroduced in the United States in Milwaukee in 1933. Thisconcrete pump used mechanical linkages to operate thepump and usually pumped through pipelines 6 in. or larger indiameter. Many […]