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Rain water on footings
Thank you for your reply. I called a local structural engineer and got a similiar response...that the if the concrete was already able to bear load when the rain came then the water should actually help, not hurt the hydration process. I spray painted a large screw driver tip and tried to...- BVM
- Post #15
- Forum: Concrete Engineering general discussion
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Rain water on footings
On 5/28/03 3pm new footings were poured for my addition. One hour later it poured and the forms were sitting in 1-7 inches of water. By 6pm the contractor had it pumped out and the footing were just sitting in mud with some puddles on top of the footings. This morning at 6 am I pumped out...- BVM
- Post #13
- Forum: Concrete Engineering general discussion
