A Review on After-effect of Concrete by Different Curing Method and Efficacy of Curing Compounds

Abstract

Curing plays an important role if concrete has to perform the intended function over the design life of the structure or to be more precise it is the process of maintaining acceptable moisture content specifically within first 28 days to raise optimum cement hydration immediately after placement. The requirement for sufficient curing of concrete cannot be neglected as curing has a major influence on the properties of hardened concrete; proper curing will increase concrete properties like as strength, durability, volume stability, abrasion resistance, water tightness, resistance to freezing & thawing etc. Modern day’s construction and chemical industry has paved way for the development of the new curing techniques and construction chemicals which includes membrane curing compounds,
waterproofing compounds, wrapped curing, accelerators, self-curing agents, etc. With the growing of large scale of the project, conventional curing methods have proven not only to be a costly affair but at the same time cases for vertical structures, inaccessible areas such as high rise buildings, water scarce areas, etc. have many practical issues with conventional mode of curing thus have been replaced by membrane curing compounds and self-curing agents up to some extent. In this review paper effort has been made to understand the working efficiency and consequences of using different functional and commonly used curing methods which are adopted in the construction industry as equated with the conventional water curing method.