a) What may happen to the concrete if you chose to sprinkle some water on it before it has had a chance to set, both in terms of strength and any possible anomalies or distresses?
a) What may happen to the concrete if you chose to sprinkle some water on it before it has had a chance to set, both in terms of strength and any possible anomalies or distresses?
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![While you can see, the concrete seems to be dry as it is being laid out as a
slab.
a) What may happen to the concrete if you chose to sprinkle some water on it
before it has had a chance to set, both in terms of strength and any possible
anomalies or distresses?
b) You decide to instead wait for the concrete to cure before spraying water
over the surface of the concrete. As far as strength, shrinkage, density, and
other possible distresses are concerned, what may happen to the concrete is
unclear,](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffa16ec07-1574-48bd-9c5a-b9cf8811fbed%2F0eefbd42-a762-45b9-ad1c-c5e8f3e9bb7b%2F70pmnn4_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:While you can see, the concrete seems to be dry as it is being laid out as a
slab.
a) What may happen to the concrete if you chose to sprinkle some water on it
before it has had a chance to set, both in terms of strength and any possible
anomalies or distresses?
b) You decide to instead wait for the concrete to cure before spraying water
over the surface of the concrete. As far as strength, shrinkage, density, and
other possible distresses are concerned, what may happen to the concrete is
unclear,
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