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Any operation of concreting done at atmospheric temperature above 

400C may be put under hot weather concreting. The effect of hot
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ACCELERATED SETTING:
A higher temperature of fresh concrete results in a more rapid
hydration and leads to reduced workability/ accelerated setting. This
reduces the handling time of concrete.
REDUCTION IN STRENGTH:
Concrete mixed, placed and cured at higher temperature normally
develops higher early strength than concrete produced and cured at
normal temperature but at 28 days or later the strength are generally
lower.

INCREASED TENDENCY TO CRACK:

Rapid evaporation may cause plastic shrinkage and cracking and
subsequent cooling of hardened concrete would introduce tensile
stresses.

EFFECTS OF COLD WEATHER ON

CONCRETE
Any concreting operation done at a temperature below 50C is termed as
cold weather concreting. In the absence of special precautions, the
effect of cold weather concreting may be as follows:

DELAYED SETTING:-
When the temperature is falling to about 50C or below, the development
of strength of concrete is retarded compared with development at
normal temperature. Thus, the time period for removal of form work
has to be increased.

FREEZING OF CONCRETE AT EARLY STAGE:-

The permanent damage may occur when the concrete in fresh stage is
exposed to freeze before certain pre-hardening period. Concrete may
suffer irreparable loss in its properties to an extent that compressive
strength may get reduced to 50% of what could be expected for normal
temperature concrete.

STRESSES DUE TO TEMPERATURE

DIFFERENTIALS:-
Large temperature differentials within the concrete member may
promote cracking and affect its durability adversely.

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