TY  - JOUR
T1  - Climate Change and Its Effects on Concrete Pouring Activity: The Case of Kırıkkale
TT  - Climate Change and Its Effects on Concrete Pouring Activity: The Case of Kırıkkale
AU  - Oruc, Sertac
AU  - Güzelküçük, Selahattin
AU  - Şahin, Oğuzhan
PY  - 2025
DA  - July
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.29137/umagd.1500003
JF  - International Journal of Engineering Research and Development
JO  - IJERAD
PB  - Kirikkale University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1308-5506
SP  - 257
EP  - 271
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Environmental factors, such as low and high temperatures, significantly impact the strength, durability, and fresh properties of conventional concrete. These conditions not only affect the strength and durability characteristics of concrete but also its transportation, placement, and curing conditions. Concrete, when properly designed, cured, and placed, can be a highly durable construction material. However, certain physical and chemical influences can hinder concrete from achieving its expected strength and durability. This study examines how climate parameters, specifically maximum temperature, minimum temperature, and precipitation, and their threshold values, will affect concrete pouring activities in Kırıkkale, Turkey, in the future. The findings suggest that as air temperatures rise, concrete pouring performance is expected to increase during winter months, when pouring was previously difficult or impossible. However, in summer months, rising maximum temperatures could lead to decreased performance in concrete pouring activities unless appropriate measures are taken.
KW  - “Concrete
KW  - climate change
KW  - temperature
KW  - precipitation
KW  - fresh concrete
KW  - hardened concrete”
N2  - Environmental factors, such as low and high temperatures, significantly affect the strength, durability, and fresh properties of conventional concrete. These conditions not only affect the strength and durability characteristics of concrete but also its transportation, placement, and curing conditions. When properly designed, cured, and placed, concrete can be a highly durable construction material. However, certain physical and chemical influences can prevent concrete from achieving its expected strength and durability. This study examines how climate parameters, specifically maximum temperature, minimum temperature, and precipitation, and their threshold values will affect concrete pouring activities in Kırıkkale, Turkey, in the future. The findings suggest that as air temperatures rise, concrete pouring performance is expected to increase during winter months, when pouring is difficult or impossible. However, in the summer months, rising maximum temperatures could lead to decreased performance in concrete pouring activities unless appropriate measures are taken.
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