TECHNICAL NOTE. EFFECT OF CURING CONDITIONS ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND ELASTIC MODULUS OF VERY HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE

High-strength concrete mixtures contain relatively high cement content, a superplasticizing mixture, and very low water content (for instance, corresponding to about 0.3 water/cement ratio). Such mixtures can achieve a discontinuous pore structure and low permeability within a few days of cement hydration. The need for prolonged moist curing to obtain the desired levels of strength and imperviousness, which is well established with ordinary concrete mixtures, is therefore questionable in the case of high-strength concrete. This laboratory study evaluated the influence of curing conditions on the properties of high-strength concrete. Compressive strength, elastic modulus, and strength-strain behavior were among the porperties investigated.

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• Authors:
  • Asselanis, J G
  • Aitcin, P-C
  • Mehta, P K
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 80-83
• Serial:
  • Cement, Concrete and Aggregates
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • ISSN: 0149-6123
  • Serial URL: http://journalsip.astm.org/JOURNALS/CEMENT/cca_home.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cement content; Compressive strength; Concrete curing; High strength concrete; Modulus of elasticity; Superplasticizers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485181
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1989 12:00AM