Assessment of the Effectiveness of Different Curing Practices

Abstract

Concrete plays a vital role in modern infrastructure construction system. The properties of
hardened concrete are significantly influence by curing conditions and curing materials,
because it influences the hydration of cement. For advancement in construction, chemical
industry has attention towards development of new curing techniques and construction
chemicals such as membrane curing compound, self-curing compound, covering with wet rug
and accelerators, water proofing compounds etc. Conventional methods of curing are more
expensive with emergent scale of project and much practical issue, so they are replaced by
membrane curing compound and self-curing agent up to some extent. They are also used in
accessible area, vertical structure and water scare area. In this research work the effect on
compressive strength by different curing practises on M25 grade concrete. The mixes were
prepared using constant water cement ratio (w/c) of 0.48 by weight.