A small concrete slab doesn’t cost much to DIY, and the process is straightforward. However, grading the soil, assembling concrete forms, and mixing and pouring concrete require a bit of planning.

When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of random cracks that may occur because of concrete shrinkage and temperature restraints ...

Thus ACI 318-11 Chapter 4 can be used to determine when and how much calcium chloride can be added to a concrete slab-on-grade. For prestressed concrete or concrete containing embedded aluminum ...