Abstract
Curing technology concerns adjustment and control of temperature and moisture conditions in hardening structures and elements of concrete. The curing technology comprises e.g. measurement, adjustment and control of the moisture conditions during the early hardening phase of the concrete to achieve an optimal development of properties in the hardening concrete – so-called "moisture curing". Proper moisture curing is vital to concrete but laborious to accomplish and difficult to control at the construction site with present methods.
This paper concerns a new method for site measurement of evaporation from concrete surfaces in the early hardening phase. The Concrete Curing Meter is designed for simple and reliable monitoring of water loss from a wet surface of fresh concrete. This new measuring technique has been tested with several prototypes of the Curing Meter.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advanced testing of fresh cementitious materials |
| Number of pages | 350 |
| Place of Publication | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Publisher | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung |
| Publication date | 2006 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 139-146 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3-9808542-6-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | RILEM Workshop on Advanced Testing of Fresh Cementitious Materials - Stuttgart, Germany Duration: 3 Aug 2006 → 4 Aug 2006 |
Conference
| Conference | RILEM Workshop on Advanced Testing of Fresh Cementitious Materials |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Stuttgart |
| Period | 03/08/2006 → 04/08/2006 |