ACI 305R-10 Guide to Hot Weather Concreting Reported by ACI Committee 305 Ci American Concrete Institute®First Printing October 2010 American Concrete Institute” ‘Advancing concrete knowledge Guide to Hot Weather Concreting Copyright by the American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Ml. All rights reserved. This material ‘may not be reproduced or copied, in whole or part, in any printed, mechanical, electronic, film, or other distribution and storage media, without the written consent of ACL. The technical committees responsible for ACI committee reports and standards strive to avoid ambiguities, omissions, and errors in these documents. In spite of these efforts, the users of ACI documents occasionally find information or requirements that may be subject to more than one interpretation or may be incomplete or incorrect. Users who have suggestions for the improvement of ACI documents are requested to contact ACI. 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Geer Kenneth C, Hover Emstronmenial fetes. sich 2 high ambient semperane, low hud igh win. or bor os lami and high wind affecr oneree properties ‘and the consreton operations of ming transporting. and placing of he funcrete maerials. Ts guide provides measures that eam be tar 10 Iminimize the undesirable fot ofthese environmental fctrsand redace th potent or serious proMlens. Ths guide defines hot weather, discusses portal problems, and presets practices infeed te minimize tm. These practices inode selecting ‘materials and proportions, precooting Ingredients. and baching. Other topes scr nade length ha, eon of omerete ompertar 25 placed, fecilites or handing concrete at the ste, and. dita the earls Cain peri placing and caring tchiqes ane appropriate esting and lnapection procedures i ho weather conditions The materials, proceses, quality contol measures, ad inpectons kseribe inthis doco shond be tested monitared. performed as ‘applicable only by nduidual hela the appropriate ACT certeatons or equivalent ‘Keywords: aie eninment cooling: curing: evaporation; high temper ture, hot weather constuction; pletc shrinkage: production methods: retemprings simp esis; water cent ACI Commitee Reports, Guides, Manuals, and Commentaries are intended for guidance in planning, designing, executing “and inspecting constuction. This document intended Tor the use of individuals who are competent. to evaluate the significance and limitations of its content and recommendations and who wll accept responsibility forthe application of the ‘material tconitins. The American Conercte Insite disclaims any and all responsibility forthe stated principles. Tho Institute shall not be liable for any Toss or damage erising therefrom erenee to this document shall not be made in contract items found in this document are desired by the wo bea part ofthe contract documents, they shall be restated in mandatory language for incorporation by the Architect Engines Ger Has, St Sereiay rank A. Kovels Darwan Lona David Naw Dan Ravina Rober J. Ryan Brae G. Smits [Edhar G, Sparks Boris ¥. Stein Louis R, Valens CONTENTS Chapter 1—Introduction and scope, p. 2 1 1—Introduction 12Seope Chapter 2—Notation and definitions, p. 2 2.1—Notation 2.2—Definit Chapter 3—Potential problems and practices, p. 3 3.1-Potential problems in hot weather 3.2—Potential problems related to other factors 3.3-—Practices for hot weather concreting Chapter 4—Effects of hot weather on concrete properties, p. 3 4.1—General 4.2—Estimating evaporation rate 4.3-Temperature of concrete 4.4—Ambient conditions 4.5—Water 4.6—Cement 4.7—Supplementary cementitious materials 4.8—Chemical admixtures 4.9—Aggregates 4.10—Proportioning ‘ACLS spcnds ACL 2509 aa ap nd pbs eer 2018, soc cig to making of ciples BY aay Po paces orbs cleat a Ava deepen ioctl snd vo