This slab is 10" thick and post-tensioned by steel cables. The slab is placed directly over a vapor-retarder. According to the American Concrete Institute, a slab exposed to 70 degrees or warmer, less than 40% relative humidity and with a 15mph wind, will dry at a rate of 1 inch thickness per month. That suggests that under ideal drying conditions, this slab may take almost a year to lose its water of convenience.

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