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The effect of excessive steam curing on Portland composite cement concrete
Steam curing at atmospheric pressure is an important technique for obtaining high early strength values in precast concrete production. Cement type, as well as curing period and temperature, is an important parameter in the steam-curing process. PC42.5 is the type of cement that is most commonly used in Turkish precast concrete plants. Its behavior is well known. Nowadays, the production of composite cements is becoming more popular every other day due to its advantages. The object of this study was to determine the properties of this relatively new binder comparatively with conventional PC42.5 under steam curing. For this purpose, 15-cm concrete cubes were prepared with a water/cement ratio (W/C) of 0.44 and were subjected to steam curing for five different curing periods of 4, 8, 16, 24 and 36 h under curing temperatures of 65 and 85 degree C. Cement dosage was kept constant (400 kg/m3) for all specimens. The variation of compressive strength values and maturity for each condition has been presented comparatively within this study. Test results indicated that Portland composite cement (PKC/A42.5) can be used in place of PC42.5 for steam curing at atmospheric pressure in precast concrete production. However, in case of early high strength demand for early demolding purposes, curing temperature should be increased to 85 degree C for PKC/A42.5 cement concretes.
The effect of excessive steam curing on Portland composite cement concrete
Steam curing at atmospheric pressure is an important technique for obtaining high early strength values in precast concrete production. Cement type, as well as curing period and temperature, is an important parameter in the steam-curing process. PC42.5 is the type of cement that is most commonly used in Turkish precast concrete plants. Its behavior is well known. Nowadays, the production of composite cements is becoming more popular every other day due to its advantages. The object of this study was to determine the properties of this relatively new binder comparatively with conventional PC42.5 under steam curing. For this purpose, 15-cm concrete cubes were prepared with a water/cement ratio (W/C) of 0.44 and were subjected to steam curing for five different curing periods of 4, 8, 16, 24 and 36 h under curing temperatures of 65 and 85 degree C. Cement dosage was kept constant (400 kg/m3) for all specimens. The variation of compressive strength values and maturity for each condition has been presented comparatively within this study. Test results indicated that Portland composite cement (PKC/A42.5) can be used in place of PC42.5 for steam curing at atmospheric pressure in precast concrete production. However, in case of early high strength demand for early demolding purposes, curing temperature should be increased to 85 degree C for PKC/A42.5 cement concretes.
The effect of excessive steam curing on Portland composite cement concrete
Turkel, Selcuk (author) / Alabas, Volkan (author)
Cement and Concrete Research ; 35 ; 405-411
2005
7 Seiten, 12 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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