CONCRETE TESTING FACILITY

A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF A TEMPERATURE MATCHING CURING BATH WHICH ENABLES CONCRETE TEST CUBES TO BE CURED AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE AS THAT OF A CONCRETE STRUCTURE. THE EQUIPMENT CONSISTS OF A WATER BATH, CAPABLE OF HOLDING FOUR 150 MM OR SIX 100 MM TEST CUBES HEATED BY AN IMMERSION HEATER, A THERMOCOUPLE BURIED IN THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE IS CONNECTED TO THE IMMERSION HEATER AND CONTROLS THE WATER TEMPERATURE TO WITHIN PLUS OR MINUS 5 DEG.C OF THE CONCRETE TEMPERATURE. THE EQUIPMENT IS CLAIMED TO GIVE A CLOSE ESTIMATE OF THE STRENGTH OF ANY PART OF A CONCRETE STRUCTURE AT AN EARLY AGE. /TRRL/

• Authors:
  • Thompson, M S
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 28
• Serial:
  • Civil Eng & Public Works Review /UK/
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 786

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete curing; Equipment; Strength of materials; Temperature control (Structures)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214361
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM