The dilemma that exists between wanting lower w/cm values which result in a denser concrete and having
enough water in the concrete mixture for adequate workability and to optimize hydration can be explored
in further detail in a very insightful article entitled “Curing and Hydration - Two half truths don't make a
whole” written by Ken Hover, PhD., FACI 4 . In that article, Dr. Hover states that the solution to the
problem is to: