Civil Engineering - Concrete Technology - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Concrete Technology - Section 2 (Q.No. 4)
4.
Shrinkage in concrete can be reduced by using
low water cement ratio
less cement in the concrete
proper concrete mix
presaturated aggregates
all the above.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Rahul negi said:   5 years ago
@Hardik @Ashish.

As the amount of water added to the mix is increased the ratio of water-to-cement is increased which increases the amount of shrinkage.

In simple terms water is volume. Increasing the amount of water added to the concrete mix correspondingly increases the wet mix volume.

Prakash said:   4 years ago
i think option A should be written as a high w/c ratio. correct if I'm wrong.


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