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Self-Cured High Performance Concrete

• ID:

  2934

• ESCSI:

  4598.003

• Author:

  Reinhardt, Hans W.; Weber, Silvia

• Publication Name:

  Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

• Type of Publication:

  Journal

• Publisher:

  American Society of Civil engineers

• Dated:

  Nov 1998

• Issue/Volume:

  Vol. 10 No. 4

• Other ID:

• Page(s):

  208-209

• Reference List:

• Abstract:

  Poor curing can cause an increase in permeability and surface cracking in high performance concrete. The purpose of this study was to determine whether direct curing to the inside of a structural part could be achieved through the creation of a water reservoir in lightweight aggregates that were evenly distributed in the concrete. Two mix designs were used, on e containing normal weight aggregates, and the other (Liapor), lightweight expanded clay aggregates. Water loss and strength amounted to 104 Mpa after 28 days. The results indicated that very poor curing does not attack this type of concrete.
  Keywords: compressive strength; high performance; fly ash; silica fumes; mix design; prewetting; water cement ratio; expanded clay