Evaluation of Portland Cement Concrete with Internal Curing Capabilities : Research Project Capsule

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Concrete Curing Evaluation Portland Cement Concrete
• Publication/ Report Number:
  12-4C
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Edition:
  Research project capsule.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  Proper curing is the key to durable and sustainable concrete structures. When a concrete mixture
  
  is designed, delivered, poured, and consolidated, curing is the last and the most critical part for
  
  a fi nal product of great quality. Insuffi cient curing will cause cracking in the concrete and, in
  
  turn, leads to a non-durable and sustainable concrete structure. Current Louisiana specifi cation
  
  requires all concrete decks to be water-cured for 10 days. Based on fi eld experience, this is a
  
  very expensive operation, and the most diffi cult one to enforce and monitor. Therefore, there is
  
  a great need to develop a new concrete mix that has a self-curing capability, which will reduce
  
  the time demand for water curing, minimize or eliminate cracks in the concrete deck, and help
  
  achieve durability and sustainability in concrete structures.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cb5ecf1a2b49ffc8a0770b0ae917149dfffcf6a5557811a4b926f7066af91e0b
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25098/dot_25098_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 190.25 KB ]