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CONCRETE
In practice, concrete is mixed at a wide
range of temperature and also remains in
service at different temperature.
TEMPERATURE EFFECT IN
CONCRETE
Influence of Temperature on Early Strength
of Concrete
Rise in the curing temperature speeds up
the chemical reactions of hydration.
Higher temperature during placing and
setting increase the early strength,
however it may adversely effect the
strength from about 7 days onwards.
TEMPERATURE EFFECT IN
CONCRETE
Explanation:
Rapid initial hydration appears to form
products of poorer physical structure,
probably more porous, so that a proportion of
the pores will remain unfilled.
This will lead to lower strength compared with
a less porous.
TEMPERATURE EFFECT IN
CONCRETE
TEMPERATURE PROBLEM IN
CONCRETING
Hot Weather Problem
i. Higher temperature of fresh concrete
rapid hydration of cement accelerate
setting lower long-term strength (less
uniform gel established)
TEMPERATURE EFFECT IN
CONCRETE
ii. Higher temperature + low relative humidity
of air rapid evaporation of mix Loss
of workability higher plastic shrinkage
iii. Placing large concrete volume at higher
temperature greater differential develop
between mass due to more rapid evolution
of heat of cement hydration subsequent
cooling induces tensile stresses thermal
cracking.
TEMPERATURE EFFECT IN
CONCRETE
iv. Air-entrainment difficult (remedied by using
larger quantities of air-entrained) if cool
concrete is allowed to expand when placed at
high temperature, the air voids expand and
strength reduced.
v. Curing in high temperature in dry air curing
water evaporate rapidly inadequate strength
development + rapid drying shrinkage takes
place cracking of concrete.
TEMPERATURE EFFECT IN
CONCRETE
HOT WEATHER CONCRETING