Experimental Strength Analysis of Different Membrane Curing Methods

B Reddy, M Tech, Amie Assistant, K Ravi
unpublished
Curing plays an important role on strength development and durability of concrete. Curing takes place immediately after concrete placing and finishing, and involves maintenance of desired moisture and temperature conditions, both at depth and near the surface, for extended periods of time. Properly cured concrete has an adequate amount of moisture for continued hydration and development of strength, volume stability, resistance to freezing and abrasion and scaling resistance. A process of
more » ... lling the curing of concrete by sealing the moisture that would be lost to evaporation, the process is accomplished by using different membranes as sealing agent. Different types of curing using in our project are:  Wax curing  Intermediate curing  Fully curing  Water proofing agent as membrane. To avoid the voids in the concrete mix we added the super-plasticizer in the mix.
fatcat:r4lq2tls4bbszpwuuqyaxvnyi4