Using 56 Day Concrete Strengths

Published:2021
Publisher:MPA The Concrete Centre
Price:Free

Specifying concrete strength at 56 days, rather than the traditional 28 days, can reduce embodied carbon. In appropriate situations specifying at 56 days should have little or no effect on design. This publication explains concrete strengths in more detail.

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