期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2018
卷号：7
期号：5
页码：5090-5100
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2018.0705106
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Curing is the process by which the hydraulic cement concrete matures and develops the hardened
properties over time as a result of continued hydration of the cement in the presence of sufficient water and heat.
Curing in which prevents the loss of moisture from the concrete. There are different methods of curing like (water,
steam, self-curing).we adopt the self curing for our project. If the evaporation of moisture from concrete are not
prevented properly it may results in plastic shrinkage cracks. So curing is the important process to strengthen the
concrete. Curing process is carried out by the self-curing agents.
In self – curing concrete mixed proportions of concrete is similar to normal conventional concrete but in
addition to that we will add self-curing agents to the concrete while mixing. Cast the (cube) shaped moulds for
determining the compressive strength for 7and 28 days. For determine the workability for the fresh concrete by using
the slump cone test. In the present study, strength of concrete containing self- curing agents with various percentages to
cement will be investigated and compared with those of conventionally cured concrete. Finally PEG-600 (2%), PEG4000(0.5%,
1%) and PVA (0.5%) exhibited good results than the nominal concrete strength.
