Cold Weather Concreting Strategies

The cost of concrete construction in cold weather can surpass the cost of ready mixed concrete. The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has documents detailing specifications and recommendations for placing concrete on cold surfaces. The ACI documents recommend that surfaces should be above the freezing temperature of water and should be close in temperature to the concrete in order to avoid cracking and other issues. Strategies for cold weather concreting fit into two categories: placing concrete against cold formwork and against cold embedments. ACI has standards and recommendations for both strategies and has been doing further work in measuring the effect of cold subgrades on concrete placed on ground.

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  • http://www.concreteinternational.com/pages/featured_article.asp?ID=51686934
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/4163061
• Authors:
  • Kozikowski, Ronald L
  • McCall, W Calvin
  • Suprenant, Bruce A
• Publication Date: 2014-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 45-49
• Serial:
  • Concrete International
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0162-4075

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather construction; Concrete construction; Cracking; Embedment (Building); Formwork; Ready mixed concrete; Temperature
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01531562
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 25 2014 4:16PM