The effects of curing methods on the properties of cementconcrete mixes in the presence of optimum coarse aggregatesize under the humid climate conditions of Babol

This paper reports result of a study conducted to investigate the effects of curing methods on the properties of the cement concrete mixes in the presence of optimum coarse aggregate size under the humid climate conditions of Babol city. The concrete specimens were prepared with Type II cement concrete. They were cured either by covering with wet burlap or by applying two types of curing methods namely water-pond and sand dune methods. The effect of curing methods on the properties of cement concrete was assessed by measuring the compressive and tensile strength. Study results indicated that the strength development in the concrete specimens cured by covering with wet burlap under the humid climate conditions of Babol, was more than that in the specimens cured by applying the other two methods. Among the three curing methods investigated, curing with wet burlap is estimated to perform better than the other curing methods, in addition it could be utilized in situations where curing with water is difficult

Keywords:

curing methods , plain cement concrete , optimum coarse aggregate , Babol climate , wet burlaping