Summer can be the busiest time for the construction industry. Not only do the summer months provide the chance to get a lot done, but it also helps you avoid the challenges that come with cold weather ...

Unless the weather is really extreme, not placing concrete isn’t really an option. There may be other factors that force a stop work but temperature is often a challenge that can be worked around.

Hot weather concrete practices are generally governed by ACI 305 Hot Weather Concreting. This document is typically the basis for most specifications that directly address the allowable temperature of ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — For starters, let's break down the difference between how concrete and asphalt weather in hot temperatures. Asphalt ends up hotter than concrete because of the difference in ...

The project conducted a series of experiments to investigate residual bond strength between rebar and concrete after exposure to high temperatures. A total of 15 beam-end specimens based on ASTM A944 ...

Researchers have developed a new semi-analytical multiscale model that accurately predicts how concrete's stiffness and thermal-expansion behavior change at high temperatures, offering engineers a ...