Title:
Concrete Q&A: What is the Appropriate Definition for Cold Weather?
Author(s):
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
46
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
84
Keywords:
specification, guide, temperature, protection
DOI:
10.14359/51740326
Date:
1/1/2024
Abstract:
Two documents from ACI Committee 306, Cold Weather Concreting, include different definitions for cold weather. This Q&A discusses both definitions and explains which definition should be incorporated into project specifications and project submittals.
Related References:
1. ACI Committee 306, “Standard Specification for Cold Weather Concreting (ACI 306.1-90) (Reapproved 2002),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 1990, 5 pp.
2. ACI Committee 306, “Guide to Cold Weather Concreting (ACI 306R-16),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2016, 24 pp.
3. The Eagles, “Take It Easy,” released May 1972.