WATER RETENTION EFFICIENTY OF MEMBRANE CURING COMPOUNDS
THE WATER LOSS FROM THE SURFACE OF FRESH CONCRETE PROTECTED BY A MEMBRANE CURING COMPOUND IS INFLUENCED BY A NUMBER OF FACTORS ORGINATING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, THE CONCRETE, AND THE CURING COMPOUND ITSELF. A CHANGE IN WIND SPEED FROM 0 TO 4 MPH CAN MORE THAN DOUBLE THE WATER LOSS OVER A 72-HOUR PERIOD. OTHER FACTORS FOUND TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS INCLUDE AIR AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SURFACE TEXTURE, AND RATE OF COMPOUND APPLICATION. THE FORMULATION OF A TEST METHOD TO EVALUATE THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF CURING COMPOUNDS MUST EXERCISE CLOSE CONTROL OVER THESE VARIABLES. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 6, No 3, PP 606-616
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Corporate Authors:
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700
West Conshohocken, PA United States 19428-2957 -
Authors:
- Leitch, H C
- Laycraft, N E
- Publication Date: 1971-9
Media Info
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Serial:
- Journal of Materials
- Publisher: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Concrete curing; Evaporation; Membrane curing
- Uncontrolled Terms: Water chemistry
- Old TRIS Terms: Evaporation control
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00214044
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 25 1971 12:00AM