• S. Manohara
• C. Siva Kumar Prasad

Curing is the process of maintaining proper moisture content particularly within 28 days to promote optimum cement hydration immediately after placement. Curing plays a major role in developing the concrete microstructure and pore structure. Due to the scarcity of water proper curing is becoming increasingly difficult now days. The self curing concrete means that no external curing required for concrete. The concept of self curing is to reduce the water evaporation. As defined by ACI, “Self or internal curing refers to the process by which the hydration of cement occurs because of the availability of additional internal water that is not part of the mixing water.” Self curing distributes the extra curing water (uniformly) throughout the entire 3-D concrete microstructure so that it is more readily available to maintain saturation of the cement paste during hydration, avoiding self-desiccation (in the paste) and reducing autogenously shrinkage. The grade of concrete selected was M20, M30 and M40. The self curing materials used are Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) and the application of wax based membrane curing compound on the remoulded concrete specimens. The effect of variation in strength parameters i.e., compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength were studied for different dosage of self curing agent (ranging 0 % – 2 % weight of cement) and compared with that of conventionally cured concrete.

Concrete, Curing, Self-curing, Agent Super Absorbent Polymer.

"AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE MADE WITH RECYCLED AGGREGATES AND SUPER ABSORBED POLYMER AS SELF CURING AGENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.49-58, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/183006.pdf

"AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE MADE WITH RECYCLED AGGREGATES AND SUPER ABSORBED POLYMER AS SELF CURING AGENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp49-58, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/183006.pdf