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Title: Water and its Role in Concrete, Part 1

Author(s): Phillip L. Owens

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 11

Issue: 11

Appears on pages(s): 68-74

Keywords: absorption; admixtures; aggregates; air entrainment; blast furnace slag; carbonation; cements; chemical analysis; chlorides; concretes; curing; density (mass/volume); diffusion; durability; electrolysis; fly ash; heat of hydration; hydration; impurities;

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Date: 11/1/1989

Abstract:
The first of two parts, article examines the role of water in concrete, dealing particularly with mix-water quality and quantity. Water temperature; cement type, content, and freshness; admixtures; aggregate size and absorption; aggregate/concrete density; and workability are discussed.




  


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