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Self Curing Concrete

The document discusses the development of self-curing concrete using recycled coarse aggregates as a replacement for natural coarse aggregates. The objectives are to lower permeability and evaporation while improving strength and durability. Materials used include cement, fine and coarse aggregates, and a curing agent. The methodology develops two mixes, one with the curing agent and one without, and tests workability, compressive strength, tensile strength, water absorption, and durability with varying percentages of recycled coarse aggregate replacement. The conclusion is that compressive, tensile and flexural strengths increase with 1%, 1% and 0.5% additions of PEG-400 curing agent, respectively, but decrease with higher additions.

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Self Curing Concrete

The document discusses the development of self-curing concrete using recycled coarse aggregates as a replacement for natural coarse aggregates. The objectives are to lower permeability and evaporation while improving strength and durability. Materials used include cement, fine and coarse aggregates, and a curing agent. The methodology develops two mixes, one with the curing agent and one without, and tests workability, compressive strength, tensile strength, water absorption, and durability with varying percentages of recycled coarse aggregate replacement. The conclusion is that compressive, tensile and flexural strengths increase with 1%, 1% and 0.5% additions of PEG-400 curing agent, respectively, but decrease with higher additions.

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ECO-FRIENDLY

SELF CURING
CONCRETE
• CONTENT
■ 1. Introduction
■ 2.Objectives
■ 3.Materials Used
■ 4.methodology
■ 5.Conclusion
• INTRODUCTION
■ Concrete technology has undergone a rapid improvement in the last two
decades and internal curing of concrete has gained popularity and is
progressing steadily from the laboratory to field. Water consumption has
also been an issue and the scarcity of water is increasing exponentially
too.
■ In recent years the demand for construction materials has grown
tremendously, so has the amount of construction and demolition waste,
putting huge pressure on the environment. This has encouraged the use
of recycled aggregate in concrete which not only allows for a more
efficient life cycle of natural resources but also contributes to
environmental protection leading to sustainable development. In this
study, coarse recycled aggregate(RCA) are used in the production of
self-curing concrete(SCC) in varying percentage replacements of natural
coarse aggregate(NCA) from 0% to 100% with an increment of 20%.
• Contd

■ Curing of concrete is the process of maintaining the optimum moisture content during
the early ages of concrete in order to develop the desired strength properties. This
process requires a large amount of water for so many days, so idea is to develop a self-
curing concrete.
• Objectives
1. Lower Permeability and Evaporation
2. Tensile Creep
3. Cement Hydration and Microstructure of Cementitious Paste
4. Reduced Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
5. Increased Strength and Good Impact Resistance
6. Improved Interfacial Transition Zone
7. Autogenous Shrinkage
• Materials used
Material:Take cement confirming to IS:1489 (PT 1):1991, Fine aggregate confirming to IS:383-
1970, coarse aggregate of maximum size of 20mm and tested for strength as per IS:383:1970.
Two concrete mix has to be made, one should be mixed with the curing agent and other without
the curing agent. Workability test for normal conventional concrete and self-curing concrete
must be done for the comparative analysis.
Non-destructive test: Rebound hammer test must be done. Compressive and Split tensile test
must be done using cubes of size 150x150mm and cylinder of size 150mm diameter and
300mm height, compacting each layer with 25 blows.
Water absorption test: 10cm dia, 5cm height cylinder for 90 days of curing.
■ Durability Test : water sorpitivity test
• Methodology

■ Self-curing or internal curing is a technique that can be used to provide additional


moisture in concrete for more effective hydration of cement and reduced self-
desiccation.
• Conclusion

■ The compressive strength value gets increased by adding 1% of PEG-400 and


strength decreases by adding more than 1% of PEG-400
■ The split tensile strength value gets increased by adding 1% of PEG-400 and
strength decreases by adding the more than 1% of PEG-400.
■ The Flexural strength value gets increased by adding 0.5% of PEG-400 and strength
decreases by adding more than 0.5% of PEG
Thank you

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