浇筑、修整和养护混凝土人行道、车道、露台和台阶的分步施工方法。讨论混凝土特性、接缝类型和位置、钢筋、路基处理和模板。描述的板坯表面处理步骤包括直边、暗边或浮边、边缘、接合、浮边、抹平和纹理处理。台阶部分包括混凝土浇筑、饰面、养护和防滑饰面。给出了热天气和冷天气的预防措施，并描述了避免板坯表面缺陷的方法。 将其用于培训学徒或职业教育学生，或作为承包商、景观设计师和检查员的方便参考。关于表面缺陷的修订章节涵盖了症状、原因、预防和补救措施。还有一个关于安全的新章节，重点是防止水泥烧伤。该指南已由美国和加拿大的石膏工和水泥石匠国际协会审查和认可，并附有充分说明。

Step-by-step construction methods for placing, finishing, and curing concrete walks, drives, patios, and steps. Discusses properties of concrete, joint types and location, reinforcement, subgrade preparation, and formwork. Slab finishing steps described include straightedging, darbying or bullfloating, edging, jointing, floating, troweling and texturing. Section on steps covers concrete placing, finishing, curing, and nonslip finishes. Hot- and cold-weather precautions are given and ways to avoid slab surface defects are described.Use it for training apprentices or vocational education students, or as a handy reference for contractors, landscape architects, and inspectors. A revised section on surface defects covers symptoms, causes, prevention, and remedies. There's also a new section on safety, with emphasis on preventing cement burns. Fully illustrated, the Guide has been reviewed and endorsed by the Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada.