Maximum allowed Ambient Temperture for Concreting
Maximum allowed Ambient Temperture for Concreting
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What is the maximum allowed air temperature for concreting works? Is there any standard ASTM ACI or BSEN specifying maximum allowed ambient temperature for concrete works?
What is the maximum allowed air temperature for concreting works? Is there any standard ASTM ACI or BSEN specifying maximum allowed ambient temperature for concrete works?
RE: Maximum allowed Ambient Temperture for Concreting
Temperature of the the concrete is important. Maximum ambient air temperature is not specified, nor should it be. There is more to the definition of "hot weather" than just air temperature.
Concerns about "hot weather" may start becoming important at about 80o F.
See this article: "Hot Weather Concrete Placement"
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RE: Maximum allowed Ambient Temperture for Concreting
Typical values are between 80° and 95° F as measured by ASTM C 1064-86. UK CIRIA publications generally suggest 32° C which lies in between the above.
I think it is the maximum green concrete temperature one must adhere to as well as the maximum differential temperature within the pour. They are 70° C and 20° C respectively. Concrete is liable to be damaged if the above is breached.
High air temperature generally means hot aggregate and high concrete temperature at the point of delivery making thermal problems in green concrete difficult to control. Many of our sites have to use ice for to batch concrete.
RE: Maximum allowed Ambient Temperture for Concreting