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CGould01

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Posted - 08/12/2009 :  09:11:27 AM  Show Profile
Increases the water demand.

Hot weather concreting presents many challenges. In addition to increasing water demand, hot weather also impacts plastic concrete properties by accelerating slump loss, increasing the rate of setting, increasing the tendency for plastic shrinkage cracking, and increasing the need for prompt and early curing.
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