Grouting temperature of pt slab.
Grouting temperature of pt slab.
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should a post tension slab be heated if temperature were to fall below 32F less than 12 hours after the grouting operation and if so, please explain why.
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Grouting temperature of pt slab.
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RE: Grouting temperature of pt slab.
There is a big different between adjacent material temperature and just a simplistic air temperature!
The mass and thermal inertia of a concrete element takes time to change and can still be cold even with the air at 60F due to the time lag.
Dick
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