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Title: Cold Weather Foundation Construction for Sakhalin II

Author(s): Keisuke Matsukawa, Takashi Matsuno, Satoru Yoshimoto, Masatoshi Kagaya, and Takashi Ueno

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 31

Issue: 7

Appears on pages(s): 51-56

Keywords: cold weather concrete; curing; freezing and thawing cycles; mass concrete

DOI:

Date: 7/1/2009

Abstract:
One of several projects related to oil and gas exploration on Sakhalin Island, located on the east coast of Russia and north of Japan, was recently completed. The construction of mass concrete foundations for much of the equipment faced two main challenges that compounded each other: they were constructed during the coldest time of the year, when the daily mean temperature in the coldest month can drop to only -11.4 °C (11.5 °F), and the concrete contained a high slag cement content blended cement for durability. These technical challenges, along with difficulties brought on by language and cultural barriers, are discussed.