Curing sounds simple: it is the maintenance of moisture and temperature conditions in freshly placed concrete to promote the hydration of cementitious materials. When done correctly, curing helps ...

The American Concrete Institute released a new publication: ACI 308R-16 Guide to External Curing of Concrete. This guide reviews and describes practices, procedures, materials, and monitoring methods ...

The porous lightweight aggregates created by Drexel researchers can be created in various sizes and with pore configuration tailored specifically for improving concrete curing. The material they came ...

3. Adequate curing . Proper curing methods are essential for ensuring that low-carbon cement develops its full strength and durability. Curing affects the hydration process of the cement, which is ...

“The use of a high-performance lightweight aggregate in concrete can be a solution to properly provide sufficient water reservoirs inside concrete as water is needed over time for curing cementitious ...

Curing promotes the chemical hydration of the cementitious materials so the potential properties of the mixture may develop. 1 Preventing the loss of moisture from the concrete, especially the top ...

Concrete is one of the most widely used building materials in the world. ... Potential use of lightweight aggregate (LWA) produced from bottom coal ash for internal curing of concrete systems.

Inspired by coral and sea stars, this porous concrete uses fossil algae and advanced geometry to cut emissions and support ...

The modern world is built with concrete. Humans use more concrete annually than any other material besides water. Yet cement, ...

Concrete doesn't absorb more CO2 than is released by processing its starting materials, so it seems the best you can do is approach net zero, except there's also the energy costs, transportation, etc.