Rapid evaporation from freshly cast concrete and the Gulf environment(*). Construction and Building Materials | February 1, 2001| | COPYRIGHT 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

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In hot dry climates, such as exist in the Arabian Gulf region, plastic shrinkage cracking can develop when the rate of evaporation exceeds the rate at which bleed water rises to the concrete surface. Furthermore, with or without plastic shrinkage cracking, surface drying can still lead to a reduction in abrasion resistance and an increase in porosity and permeability at the critical near surface, or `cure affected zone'. This paper discusses evaporation and surface drying in hot, dry environments, as in the Arabian Gulf region, based on experimental ...

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