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Explain hot weather concreting?
written 6.4 years ago by gravatar for yashshah yashshah • 140 modified 4.0 years ago by gravatar for prashantsaini prashantsaini • 0
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written 6.4 years ago by gravatar for yashshah yashshah • 140

The concrete placed at an atmospheric temperature above 40C is considered as hot weather concreting.At this temperature certain special problems are usually encountered.

They are:

  1. Rapid rate of hydration of cement, quick setting and early stiffening

  2. Rapid evaporation of mixed water.

  3. Greater plastic shrinkage.

  4. Less time for finishing.

  5. Reduced relative …

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