ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CURING MASS CONCRETE

The most recent authoritative document on curing concrete is ACI Standard 308-71, "CI Recommended Practice for Curing Concrete", notice of the adoption of which appeared in the January 1972 ACI Journal, page 1. The full text--which was not later amended--was published in the April 1971 ACI Journal, pages 233-243. This standard recognizes that curing involves two principal elements: (1) maintaining a satisfactory moisture content and (2) maintaining a favorable temperature--in concrete during hydration of the cementitious materials, so that desired properties are developed. In this report, attention will be primarily directed to the maintenance of a satisfactory moisture content, since the topic of maintaining a favorable temperature in concrete in dams is a major subject in its own right and usually is considered apart from "curing".

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station

  3909 Halls Ferry Road
  Vicksburg, MS  United States  39180-6199
• Authors:
  • Mather, B
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete curing; Costs; Curing agents; Dams; Hydration; Maintenance; Moisture content; Protective coatings; Specifications; Standards; Temperature
• Uncontrolled Terms: Membranes
• Old TRIS Terms: Membranes (Biology); Protective coverings
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00146247
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: WES-MP-C-72-19
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM