A model for predicting evaporation from fresh concrete surface during the plastic stage

Fresh concrete exposed to hot, dry, or windy conditions is very sensitive to plastic shrinkage cracking. However, there are some challenges in assessing and controlling plastic shrinkage cracking since a number of factors should be considered, of which the evaporation of bleeding water from the surface of concrete is an important one. In this article, the characteristics of evaporation from the surface of fresh concrete were experimentally...