How to cure a 1mm sq. ft. concrete slab in the winter
How to cure a 1MM sq. ft. concrete slab in the winter
- The challenge
Cure a 1MM sq.ft. concrete slab during different winter temperature variations
- The solution
Tailored and flexible ground thaw, concrete cure, and frost prevention plan
- The impact
Successful project risk mitigation and controlled Total Costs of Operation (TCO)
Client:World’s largest e-commerce company
Location:Ontario, Canada
Sectors:Construction
The Challenge
This was a large and complex (schedule and temperature sensitive) project located in Ontario, Canada for one of the world’s largest e-commerce distribution companies being constructed by a major GC on their behalf
Overall schedule from the GC was fixed on a tight timeline. In addition, the customer had already planned some preliminary heating design concepts. The customer’s total project schedule required to cure a concrete slab (area >1MM sq.ft.) in sections and phases while maintaining production (up-time) on all other construction activities. As with many projects, the customer experienced major delays on planned walls and roof structures. This would impact the timeline to cure and maintain the overall surface area. The GC needed to quickly thaw out the ground, provide properly cured sections, and then protect those sections from freezing while waiting on the delayed walls and roof sections to be installed.