Title:
Warmer the Concrete the Faster the Cement Hydrates
Author(s):
Bryant Mather
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
9
Issue:
8
Appears on pages(s):
29-33
Keywords:
cements; concretes; high temperature; hot weather construction; hydration; temperature; water content; workability; Materials Research
DOI:
Date:
8/1/1987
Abstract:
The apparent increase in water demand of concrete in hot weather occurs not because more water is needed to make concrete of given flow properties as the temperature increases, but rather that as the concrete gets warmer, the cement hydrates more rapidly.