EXPERIMENTS IN CURING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
THIRTEEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CURING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS WITH A GREAT MANY TYPES AND KINDS OF CURES FORM THE BACKGROUND FOR THIS REPORT. AMONG THOSE METHODS USED WERE WET EARTH, WET BURLAP, VARIOUS BITUMINOUS TYPES, CALCIUM CHLORIDE BOTH EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY, THE HUNT PROCESS AND OTHERS. FROM THESE SEVERAL EXPERIMENTS A FEW BRIEF CONCLUSIONS WERE DRAWN AS FOLLOWS: (1) EARTH AND WATER CURING PROVIDES THE MOST DESIRABLE RESULTS OF ANY THAT WERE STUDIED. (2) THE CURING TREATMENT APPLIED DURING THE FIRST FEW HOURS AFTER THE CONCRETE IS PLACED HAS THE GREATEST EFFECT UPON ITS STRENGTH. (3) THE EFFECT OF A CURING METHOD UPON STRENGTH MAY BE PREDICTED FROM LABORATORY TESTS FOR PREVENTION OF MOISTURE LOSS. (4) WHILE UNDER THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS EXISTING IN IOWA, DIFFERENCES OF STRENGTH DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN CURING METHODS TEND TO DECREASE WITH THE AGE OF THE CONCRETE, THEY DO NOT DISAPPEAR ENTIRELY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. (5) THE DIFFERENCE IN SLAB LENGTH DUE TO DIFFERNECES IN METHODS OF CURING TEND TO DISAPPEAR WITH INCREASING AGE OF THE PAVEMENT. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 19, pp 284-295, 1 FIG, 13 TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Myer, B
- Publication Date: 1940
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 5-8, 1939
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 19
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Burlap; Calcium chloride; Concrete curing; Concrete pavements; Earth; Wetting
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00213913
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Oct 3 1971 12:00AM