Title:
Finishing the Sidewalk Scaling Situation
Author(s):
Henry B. Prenger
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
40
Issue:
8
Appears on pages(s):
36-38
Keywords:
finishing, curing, scaling, slag cement
DOI:
Date:
8/1/2018
Abstract:
Extreme winter weather in Maryland in 1993 caused widespread sidewalk scaling. The damage prompted a long-term study of the causes of deterioration. Many of the problems witnessed are the result of premature finishing of extremely slow setting concrete in cold temperatures or using water as a finishing aid in hot temperatures.