Title:
Concrete Q & A: Curing and Curling of Concrete Slabs Over Vapor Retarders
Author(s):
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
38
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
84
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51689397
Date:
11/1/2016
Abstract:
As a follow-up to the September Q&A on slab curling and vapor retarders, could you address the effect of curing methods on curling?
Related References:
1. Suprenant, B.A., “Why Slabs Curl,” Concrete International, V. 24, No. 4, Apr. 2002, pp. 59-64.
2. ASTM C309-11, “Standard Specification for Liquid Membrane-Forming Compounds for Curing Concrete,” ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2011, 3 pp.
3. ACI Committee 302, “Guide to Concrete Floor and Slab Construction (ACI 302.1R-15),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2015, 72 pp.
4. Suprenant, B.A., “Moisture Movement through Concrete Slabs,” Concrete Construction, Nov. 1997.
5. Nilsson, L.-O., and Peterson, O., “Alkali-Silica Reactions in Scania, Sweden: A Moisture Problem Causing Pop-Outs in Concrete Floors,” Report TVBM; V. 3014, Division of Building Materials, LTH, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 1983, 106 pp.