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Woodrow Wilson Bridge Foundation Concrete Thermal Modeling

Data for Graphs

Data for Figure 4
Concrete Placement Temperature°FMaximum Temperature Differential °F
16 feet12.5 feet9 Feet
5029.227.34525.49
5531.497529.747527.9975
6033.8532.20530.56
6536.257534.717533.1775
7038.7237.28535.85
7541.237539.907538.5775
8043.8142.58541.36
8546.437545.317544.1975
9049.1248.10547.09

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Data for Figure 5
Concrete Placement Temperature °FMaximum Concrete Temperate °F
16 feet12.5 feet9 Feet
50118.328116.2875112.728
55123.303121.2625117.703
60128.328126.2875122.728
65133.403131.3625127.803
70138.528136.4875132.928
75143.703141.6625138.103
80148.928146.8875143.328
85154.203152.1625148.603
90159.528157.4875153.928

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Data for Figure 6
Concrete Placement Temperature °FTime of Event (hrs)
16 Feet Max δT16 Feet Peak Temperature9 Feet Max δT9 Feet Peak Temperature
50165.6190.22108.9143.53
55148.675171.1791.975124.48
60134154.1277.3107.43
65121.575139.0764.87592.38
70111.4126.0254.779.33
75103.475114.9746.77568.28
8097.8105.9241.159.23
8594.37598.8737.67552.18
9093.293.8236.547.13

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Data for Figure 8
Concrete Placement TemperatureMaximum Temperature Differential (δT) °F
40 °F50 °F60 °F70 °F
5067.9859.250.9843.32
5572.71563.89555.63547.935
6077.3468.4860.1852.44
6581.85572.95564.61556.835
7086.2677.3268.9461.12
7590.55581.57573.15565.295
8094.7485.7277.2669.36
8598.81589.75581.25573.315
90102.7893.6885.1477.16

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Data for Figure 9
Time Since Concrete Placement (hrs)Temperature Differential (°F)
40°F Water55°F Water70°F Water
0000
120343030
240473930
360504130
480514129
600514028
720493826
840483625
960473524
1080463422
1200443221

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Data for Figure 10
Time Since Concrete Placement (hrs)Temperature Differential °F
40°F Water55°F Water70°F Water
0000
120504240
240625143
360645244
480635142
600635241
720604937
840584635
960564432
1080544129
1200534029

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Data for Figure 11
Time Since Concrete Placement (hrs)Temperature Differential °F
40°F Water55°F Water70°F Water
0000
120645651
240736354
360746654
480726452
600716249
720675745
840675544
960655140
1080625038
1200614936

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Time Since Concrete Placement (hrs)Temperature Differential °F
50 °F Concrete70°F Concrete90 °F Concrete
0000
120183648
240274354
360304454
480294252
600284149
720263745
840253544
960243240
1080222938
1200212936

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Updated: 06/27/2017
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