RESULTS FOR CURING OF CONCRETE

Definition: action taken to maintain moisture and temperature conditions in a freshly placed cementitious mixture to allow hydraulic cement hydration and (if applicable) pozzolanic reactions to occur so that the potential properties of the mixture may develop.- ACI Concrete Terminology

Concrete sets and hardens as a result of a chemical reaction between cementitious materials and water. This process is called hydration. Curing is the process of maintaining satisfactory temperature and moisture conditions in concrete long enough for hydration to develop the desired concrete properties. The potential strength and durability of concrete will be fully developed only if concrete is properly cured.

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STANDARDS, PRACTICES and MANUALS ON CURING OF CONCRETE

ACI PRC-308-16 Guide to External Curing of Concrete

ACI PRC-308S-01 Guide to Curing Concrete - Spanish Language

ACI SPEC-308.1-23: External Curing of Cast-in-Place Concrete—Specification

ACI PRC-213.1-24: Curing Efficiency of Internally Cured Concrete—TechNote

ACI PRC-213.2-24: Internal Curing Using Prewetted Fine Lightweight Aggregate—TechNote

ACI PRC-302.1S-04 Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction - Spanish Language

Slab Combination Pack

ACI PRC-305-20: Guide to Hot Weather Concreting

ACI SPEC-308.1-11 Specification for Curing Concrete

ACI PRC-330-21: Commercial Concrete Parking Lots and Site Paving Design and Construction

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JOURNAL Articles ON CURING OF CONCRETE

Sustainable Internal Curing Materials’ Effect on Concrete Performance

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 12/1/2024

Protection and Heat Insulation Performance Comparison using Insulation Formwork in Winter

Publication: IJCSM
Date: 11/30/2024

Investigation of Applicability of Non-sintered Cement Mortar for Precast Concrete by Steam Curing

Publication: IJCSM
Date: 9/30/2024

Performance of Self-healing Cementitious Mortar with PVA Fiber and SAP

Publication: IJCSM
Date: 9/30/2024

Hydration Characteristics of Slag-Ca(OH)2-Al2O3 Binder in a 60 °C Curing Environment with Brine as Mixing Water

Publication: IJCSM
Date: 9/30/2024

Data-Driven Insights into Controlling the Reactivity of Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Hydrated Cement

Publication: IJCSM
Date: 9/30/2024

Mixture Design for Lightweight Geopolymer Concrete

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 9/1/2024

Impact and Optimization of Deicer Solutions on Concrete Characteristics in Sub-Zero Environments

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 9/1/2024

Mechanistic-Empirical Strength and Modulus Relationships of Soil-Cement through Pavement’s Life

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 8/1/2024

Durability Enhancement of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete Beam by Alkalinity Regulation

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 7/1/2024

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Practice oriented papers and articles ON CURING OF CONCRETE

Efficiency of Using Recycled Coarse Aggregate for Internal Curing of Blended Cement Concretes

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 6/18/2024

Harvested Fly Ash for Supplementary Cementitious Materials

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 6/18/2024

Insights into Phase Assemblage in MgO-Al₂O₃-(SiO₂)-CO₂ Systems

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 6/17/2024

Predicting the Microstructure Stabilization Time from Electrical Resistivity Measurements