Category: Concrete In Practice
Aggregate Popouts
AGGREGATE POPOUTS What are popouts? Popouts are blemishes in the concrete surface that appear as early as one to two days, or as late as…
Cold Weather Concreting
COLD WEATHER CONCRETING What is considered “cold weather”? For concreting purposes, cold weather is classified as any period of time longer than 3 consecutive days…
Curing In-Place Concrete
CURING IN-PLACE CONCRETE What is curing? External curing involves maintaining the moisture and temperature of newly placed concrete to ensure that the specified strength and…
Plastic Shrinkage Cracking
PLASTIC SHRINKAGE CRACKING SHRINKAGE CRACKING LIKELIHOOD – Use Calculator to Return Evaporation Rate Greater than 0.2 = shrinkage cracking is LIKELY to occur 0.1 –…
Scaling Concrete Surfaces
SCALING CONCRETE SURFACES What is scaling? Scaling is a type of concrete surface deterioration that occurs when the surface of hardened concrete flakes or peels…