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Before releasing the work, the team identifies this condition: heat and wind may cause rapid slump loss and surface drying. Which placement control fits best?

Correct Answer

B) cooling shade timely discharge and curing

cooling shade timely discharge and curing best matches the stated condition. The other choices are real construction options in the same family, but they fit different field conditions.

Answer Options
A
set-retarding admixture as approved
B
cooling shade timely discharge and curing
C
evaporation reducer during finishing
D
windbreaks and sunshades at the placement

Why This Is the Correct Answer

cooling shade timely discharge and curing best matches the stated condition. The other choices are real construction options in the same family, but they fit different field conditions.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: set-retarding admixture as approved

set-retarding admixture as approved may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the hot weather concrete controls exposure being tested.

Option C: evaporation reducer during finishing

evaporation reducer during finishing may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the hot weather concrete controls exposure being tested.

Option D: windbreaks and sunshades at the placement

windbreaks and sunshades at the placement may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the hot weather concrete controls exposure being tested.

Memory Technique

Hot Weather Concrete lock for Foreman Selecting: controlling is the harm, condition is the guard.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Concrete placement methods; hot-weather handling and curing; verify the construction method, material selection, equipment choice, or work sequence that fits the field condition.

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