Studies On Properties Of Self Curing Concrete Using PolyEthylene Glycol
Curing of concrete is maintaining satisfactory moisture content in concrete during its early stages in order to develop the desired properties. However good curing is not always practical in many cases. Therefore the need to develop self curing agents attracted several researchers. The concept of several self curing agents to reduce water evaporation from concrete. And hence increase the water retention capacity of concrete compared to conventional concrete. It was found that water soluble polymers can be used as self curing agents in concrete. Concrete incorporating self curing agents will represent a new trend in concrete construction in the new millennium .The aim of this investigation is to evaluate the use of water soluble polymeric glycol as selfcuring agents. the use of self curing admixture curing admixtures is very important from the point of view that the water resources are getting valuable every day(ie; each 1 m3 of concrete require about 3 m3 of water for construction. Most of which is for curing) The benefit of self curing admixtures is more significant in desert areas where water is not adequately available. In this study the mechanical properties of self curing at different percentages of poly ethylene glycol will be evaluated and compared with conventional concrete specimen.