What are the remedies of concrete cold joints?

Concrete cold joints occur due to many reasons. if the joint has compression forces thee is no structural problem but aesthetically it should be avoided. cold joints tends to failure if the joint is in tension. read more

Concrete cold joints occur due to many reasons. if the joint has compression forces thee is no structural problem but aesthetically it should be avoided. cold joints tends to failure if the joint is in tension. there are many solutions to cold joints, few are : a) If concrete is so green that it can be removed manually and if vibrators can penetrate the surface without much effort, fresh concrete can be placed directly against the old surface. read more

By definition a cold joint is a point of connection between two pours of concrete in a slab. This can occur in large concrete projects where early parts of the project are already partially set when connecting portions of the slab are poured with fresh mixed concrete. read more

A cold joint in concrete is an advancing face of a concrete pour, which could not be covered by fresh concrete before expiry of initial setting time (due to an unscheduled stoppage or delay on account of breakdown in plant, inclement weather, low rate of placement or any other reason). read more