HOT WEATHER CONCRETING

PRESENT BY;

MOHD. IKHWAN BIN ABDULLAH 2009994441

HANIS BIN NIZAR 2009107745
NORSHAHIDA BINTI ISHAK 2009343777

CHECK BY;

ASSOC. PROFESSOR HAJI KAMRAN SHAVAREBI ALI

 Question
The environmental temperature as high as 35°C?

• Explain EFFECTS ON FRESH AND HARDENED

CONCRETE PROPERTIES
• PRECAUTION DURING CONCRETE OPERATION
CONCRETING WORKS
• When concrete is mixed, transported,
and place under conditions of high
ambient temperature, low humidity,
solar radiation, or wind, an
understanding of the effects of
environmental factors on concrete
properties and proper construction
planning is needed.
 General
• High temperature during construction
means that extra precautions need to be
taken to ensure successful concrete pours.
• Hot weather, especially when combined
with low humidity and high winds, can
make concreting work difficult.
General (cont’d)
• The ideal temperature for do the
concreting works is around 15.6°C, and
anything above 32.2°C is considered hot
weather concreting.
• When the aggregate and the water
reach a higher temperature the
concrete does not mix as well, and
shrinkage of the concrete is greatly
increased.
 Effects On Fresh Concrete
Properties
– Increased demand for water
– Faster rate of setting, increased difficulty with
handling, transporting, compacting, finishing and
a greater risk of cold joints
– Rate of slump loss increased
– Increased jobsite water additions
– Increased plastic shrinkage cracking
 Effects On Hardened Concrete
Properties (Cont’d)
• Decreased compressive strength at 28
days and later (sometimes up to 30%)
resulting from higher water demand
and/or higher temperature levels at
time of placement
• Increased incidence of drying
shrinkage and differential thermal
cracking
• Decreased durability
• Variability of surface aesthetics
• Increased permeability
 Method To Control The
Temperature And Moisture
• Using crushed ice in the water added to the mix
• Liquid nitrogen
• Sprinkling aggregates stockpiles
• Storing aggregates in a cooled place
• Using of retarding admixtures
• Applying evaporation retardant to the concrete
surface to reduce evaporation rates at the
surface
• Cure the concrete immediately and thoroughly.
Retarding Admixture
• Reduce water requirement
• Decreased rate of time set
• Improves workability
• Increases strengths both compressive and
flexural
• Reduce peak heat of hydration
Video
Precaution During Concrete
Operation
• During placement and finishing operations are
completed, procedures must continue to
protect the concrete from high temperatures,
direct sun, low humidity, and winds.
Alternative Curing And Protection
In very hot weather, it's safer to place
concrete in the dark.
Redding Concrete in Winnsboro, TX.

On plain gray concrete, a white

pigmented curing compound can help
reflect some heat from the sun. 
Federal Highway Administration

White curing blankets will help keep the

concrete cooler by reflecting the sun.
PNA Construction Technologies.