Title:
Frozen Concrete
Author(s):
Muneer A. Matti
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
8
Issue:
4
Appears on pages(s):
34-41
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DOI:
Date:
4/1/1986
Abstract:
A structural concrete slab placed with inadequate protection from winter weather was inadvertently exposed to freezing conditions at an early age. The principal concern was whether it could be rehabilitated or should be totally rejected. Nondestructive techniques were used to determine the quality of the concrete and to reach conclusion about the factors affecting concrete strength development at low temperatures. Accepting or rejecting frozen concrete should be determined only after all relevant information is examined. Subjecting concrete to freezing temperatures at an early age is certainly not advised, however, if it happends it should not be cause for summarily rejecting the concrete.