Winter concreting
Publication Year
1978
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Gives detailed advice on precautions necessary when placing concrete during periods of freezing or near-freezing weather. Explains frost damage and suggests how to classify contracts according to the scale of precautions planned. Defines frost safety level and gives methods of measuring when concrete has reached this stage. Gives recommendations on heated concrete, insulation and enclosures, special cements and admixtures, curing and formwork striking.
Publisher Information
British Cement Association
The British Cement Association merged with the Quarry Products Association and The Concrete Centre to form the Mineral Products Association and is now known as MPA Cement. Formerly known as the Cement and Concrete Association, the British Cement Association is the trade and research organisation that represents the interests of the UK's cement industry. They have range of publications which include fact sheets, technical reports and good practice guides to support the use of concrete and cement in construction.
Riverside House
4 Meadows Business Park
Station Approach
Blackwater
Camberley
BCA
UK
