Quote Originally Posted by paul09 View Post
I'm not going to pretend to know anything about the cement business. But, wouldn't there be a log-book, where the mix formula's of all "good" pours were recorded over time (also measuring temperature and humidity, etc during the pour) in order to take the guess work out of it?...........your explanation makes it sound like anyone can mix-up some rocks, sand, and water in a kiddie-pool, stir it around, pour it out, and have the same chance of a "good pour" as a professional cement company................
I'm far from an expert but there are many variables in concrete. Did it cure too fast, did the driver add water to the batch at the customers request, did the contractor even spec out the right mix, did the mix plant make a mistake or its employees.