A new research report has just been released by the Missouri Department of Transportation which speaks favorably of internal curing for pavements and bridge structures. The report develops and validates the behavior of a new class of high-performance concrete (HPC) called Eco-HPC. The research examines two types of Eco-HPC, one for pavement construction and one for bridge infrastructure construction, that were optimized to develop high resistance to shrinkage cracking as well as to secure high durability.
This report presents the results of the cracking tendency of lightweight concrete performed by the Highway Research Center at Auburn University’s College of Engineering.
This document is also an excellent overview of internal curing. This article is reprinted with the permission of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association. No further reprints in whole or in part are permitted without the expressed permission of the association. All rights are reserved. (OVERVIEW)
This article is reprinted with the permission of the American Concrete Institute. No further reprints in whole or in part are permitted without the expressed permission of the association. All rights are reserved. (CRACKING)
Presented at The International Bridge Conference (IBC) held in Pittsburgh, PA in June 2009. (OVERVIEW)
Special 290, ISBN 9780870317835, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 2012. 206 p.
(ESCSI Lightweight Design eNews, February 2011) (OVERVIEW)
(STRUCTURE magazine, Jan 2012) This is a great introduction about internal curing. (OVERVIEW)
(UDOT Research Newsletter, Spring 2013) (BRIDGE)
This article in ASPIRE Magazine discussed the usage of internal curing with lightweight aggregate in bridges. (BRIDGE)
This research evaluated the effects that prewetted lightweight aggregates has on pervious concrete properties and durability. (PAVEMENT)
This report validates the value of internally cured concrete for pavements. (PAVEMENT)
This article was reprinted here with the permission of the American Concrete Institute. No further reprints in whole or in part are permitted without the expressed permission of the association. All rights are reserved. (PAVEMENT)
