CURING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS IN KANSAS

THE SPECIFICATION REQUIRES THE USE OF MOIST BURLAP COVERS FOR THE FIRST 24 HR., AFTER WHICH THE PAVEMENT IS COVERED WITH WET EARTH TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 4 INCHES. THE WET EARTH MUST BE LEFT IN PLACE FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 DAYS WHILE ALL TRAFFIC IS EXCLUDED FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS. COTTON MATS CAN BE USED IN LIEU OF WET EARTH. THIS CURING SYSTEM PRECLUDES THE USE OF MEMBRANES, EITHER BITUMINOUS, NONBITUMINOUS, CLEAR, OR PIGMENTED. ALSO, THIS CURING SYSTEM LEADS TO STRONGER AND MORE DURABLE CONCRETE SLABS THAN OTHER METHODS.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/31/31-010.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 31, pp 166 - 176, 3 FIG, 2 TAB, 3 PHOT, 6 REF. 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.
• Authors:
  • Peyton, R L
  • Madison, R E
• Publication Date: 1952

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 15-18, 1952
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 31
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete curing; Concrete pavements; Cotton; Durability; Earth; Mat footings; Membrane curing; Moisture content; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wet conditions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00213960
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM