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CONCRETING HOT WEATHER [1 record]

Record 1 1995-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
CONT

Hot-weather concreting. High temperature ... will result in lowered strength of concrete. ... under such conditions, concrete will stiffen more rapidly, and any inherent false set, or flash set, will be aggravated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
CONT

Bétonnage par temps chaud. Le béton est sensible à la chaleur car la chaleur accélère la prise et le durcissement et évapore l'eau de gâchage. Cette évaporation produit un retrait accéléré et important.

OBS

Les bétonnages par temps chaud, par temps de gel, sous l'eau, en mer, etc. font l'objet de mesures et de précautions particulières.

Spanish

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