Title:
Concrete Q & A: Curing Concrete with Saturated Burlap or Curing Compound
Author(s):
JoAnn Browning and David Darwin
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
33
Issue:
3
Appears on pages(s):
88
Keywords:
DOI:
Date:
3/1/2011
Abstract:
Many of our projects are in Saudi Arabia. Our standard specification calls for 7 days of wet curing using saturated burlap, but contractors have asked us to allow the use of curing compounds for flatwork. What are the tradeoffs?