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Importance of Concrete Mix Design for Construction

Concrete Mix Design To understand the importance of concrete mix design, let us first define what mix design is? The concrete mix design is a process, which means there are input and outputs. Let us

Construction Practices for Cold Weather Concreting

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Cold Weather Concreting Construction Practices for Cold Weather Concreting Casting, placing and finishing concrete in cold weather is called “cold weather concreting” ACI 306 defines cold weather as “when the air temperature is expected to

Cold Weather Admixture System

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Cold weather concreting One of the most difficult issues that concrete professionals in cold places like North America and other cold areas must deal with is cold weather concreting. Cold weather concreting refers to doing

Water Reducers Can Also Acts as Accelerators for Concrete

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What are Admixtures? According to ACI 212, admixture are defined as materials other than the normal compounds of concrete (such as water, aggregates, cement, fibers) that is added to the mixture to modify its freshly

Cold Weather Concreting: Definition, Issues, and Precautions

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What is cold weather concreting? Cold weather concreting (pouring concrete in cold weather) is one of the most challenging problems that face concrete practitioners in cold regions such as North America and other cold areas.

ASTM C684 – Accelerated Curing of Concrete for Rapid Strength Testing

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Accelerated Curing of Concrete ASTM C684

Accelerated Curing of Concrete for Rapid Strength Testing Accelerated Curing of Concrete: Typically, when we work with concrete, we require a specific strength at 28 days of age. So, what happens is we cast specimens

7 Common Cement Types in Concrete Production

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Common Cement Types in Concrete Industry Common Cement Types: In concrete production, there are multiple kinds of cements that can be implemented, depending on the specific conditions you may have in the project and the

ASTM C131 Los Angeles LA Abrasion Test of Coarse Aggregate

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Los Angeles LA Abrasion Test of Coarse Aggregate Purpose of ASTM C131 This post describes the procedure of ASTM C131 to determine the resistance of coarse aggregate smaller than 37.5 mm in size to abrasion,