scholarly journals Performance of super-absorbent polymer as an internal curing agent for self-compacting concrete

2018 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 02023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suhair Al-Hubboubi ◽  
Tareq al-Attar ◽  
Haider Al-Badry ◽  
Samir Abood ◽  
Rawaa Mohammed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Concrete ◽  
Internal Curing ◽  
Curing Agent ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Super Absorbent Polymer ◽  
Strength Tests ◽  
Fresh State ◽  
Concrete Mix ◽  
Water Curing ◽  
Absorbent Polymer

Internal curing agent by using super-absorbent polymer was present in this study, its effect on the properties of self-compacting concrete was evaluated .The SAP content in the concrete mix was 0.5 % by weight of cement. Three procedures for curing were adopted; curing in water, curing in water and air and curing in polyethylene sealed bags. Fresh concrete tests conducted to assess the self-compactability of the produced concrete. Moreover, compressive and splitting strength tests were carried out. The testing program had been extended to the age of 90 days.The use of super-absorbent polymer did not affect the fresh state characteristics of the studied SCC and achieved an increase in both compressive and tensile strengths as compared to the reference concrete mix.

scholarly journals Efficiency of Sodium Polyacrylate to Improve Durability of Concrete under Adverse Curing Condition

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanvir Manzur ◽  
Shohana Iffat ◽  
Munaz Ahmed Noor
Keyword(s):  
Internal Curing ◽  
Curing Agent ◽  
Sodium Polyacrylate ◽  
Curing Process ◽  
Super Absorbent Polymer ◽  
Curing Conditions ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Additional Water ◽  
Strength And Durability ◽  
Absorbent Polymer

The conventional external curing process requires supply of large amount of water in addition to mixing water as well as strict quality control protocol. However, in a developing country like Bangladesh, many local contractors do not have awareness and required knowledge on importance of curing which often results in weaker concrete with durability issues. Moreover, at times it is difficult to maintain proper external curing process due to nonavailability of water and skilled laborer. Internal curing can be adopted under such scenario since this method is simple and less quality intensive. Usually, naturally occurring porous light weight aggregates (LWA) are used as internal curing agent. However, naturally occurring LWA are not available in many countries like Bangladesh. Under these circumstances, Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) can be utilized as an alternative internal curing agent. In this study, sodium polyacrylate (SP) as SAP has been used to produce internally cured concrete. Desorption isotherm of SP has been developed to investigate its effectiveness as internal curing agent. Test results showed that internally cured concrete with SP performed better in terms of both strength and durability as compared to control samples when subjected to adverse curing conditions where supply of additional water for external curing was absent.

Effect of Curing Methods on Strength and Durability Properties of M30 Grade Concrete

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1386-1389
Author(s):  
Chidananda G
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fresh Concrete ◽  
Hardened Concrete ◽  
Concrete Compressive Strength ◽  
Super Absorbent Polymer ◽  
Carbonation Resistance ◽  
Curing Methods ◽  
Water Curing ◽  
Strength And Durability ◽  
Absorbent Polymer

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental investigation on influence of different curing methods on the performance of M30 grade concrete. Different curing methods such as air curing, pond curing, intermittent curing, gunny bags curing, chemical curing and using Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) by 0.3% of weight of cement are considered. Slump and compacting factor tests are performed to know the workability of fresh concrete. Compressive strength of hardened concrete is determined for concrete specimens cured by different curing methods. Durability in terms of carbonation resistance on hardened concrete is also performed as per IS 516 (Part 5/Sec 3, 2021) codal provisions. Depending upon the site conditions and availability of potable water, curing methods such as pond curing, intermittent curing, gunny bags curing, chemical curing and SAP curing can be adopted in site to achieve the expected strength and durability requirements. Keywords: Curing methods, Compressive strength and Carbonation resistance.

Lechugilla natural fiber as internal curing agent in self compacting concrete (SCC): Mechanical properties, shrinkage and durability

2020 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 103686
Author(s):  
R. Dávila-Pompermayer ◽  
L.G. Lopez-Yepez ◽  
P. Valdez-Tamez ◽  
C.A. Juárez ◽  
A. Durán-Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Internal Curing ◽  
Curing Agent ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete

scholarly journals A Method for Internal Curing Water Calculation of Concrete with Super Absorbent Polymer

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Shouqi Zhang ◽  
Zhenbao Lu ◽  
Yongxin Li ◽  
Yuan Ang ◽  
Kechao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Mineral Admixture ◽  
Internal Curing ◽  
Hardened Concrete ◽  
Hardened Cement ◽  
Cement Pastes ◽  
Super Absorbent Polymer ◽  
Degree Of Hydration ◽  
Absorbent Polymer

The internal curing method is effective in reducing the self-desiccation of concrete, and the amount of internal curing water (IC water) is greatly important to the shrinkage and strength of concrete. A method for calculating IC water of concrete with and without mineral admixture has been developed. The method is derived from Powers’ model for the phase distribution of a hydrating cement paste. To verify the method, a series of autogenous shrinkage and compressive strength of concrete with and without super absorbent polymer (SAP) were evaluated compared with the method proposed previously. To explain the macro performance of hardened concrete, the nonevaporable water content and calcium hydroxide content measurement were utilized to evaluate the degree of hydration of cement pastes. And, mercury intrusion method and image analysis method were used to explore the pore structure in hardened cement pastes and air void characteristics in hardened concrete, respectively. Furthermore, the evolution process was also studied for the relative humidity inside the concrete.

scholarly journals Mechanical Properties of Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete using Rice Husk Ash

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 6412-6415 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Rice Husk Ash ◽  
Fresh Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibers ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Water Curing

Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is relatively a recent development in the construction world. SCC can flow through dense reinforcement under its own weight without any segregation, bleeding, and vibration. The use of steel fibers is being encouraged to increase mechanical characteristics of SSC. However, adding fibers to fresh concrete results in loss of workability. Steel fibers operate as crack arrestors in concrete and extend the span of structures. In the present study, the mechanical properties of SCC with cement is partially replaced by rice husk ash (RHA) & P500 (ultra-fine fly ash). A total of 5 mixes with 0.3 W/C ratio were cast for 7, 28 and 56 days water curing. The replacement of fibres is considered as 0%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, and 2% by weight of cement. Workability, Compressive, Split Tensile and Flexural strength is studied in this investigation. Superior strength was observed at optimum dosage of steel fibers at 1.5% by weight of cement

Effects of Internal Curing by Super Absorbent Polymer on Shrinkage of Concrete

2011 ◽  
Vol 477 ◽  
pp. 200-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Feng Pang ◽  
Shi Ye Ruan ◽  
Yong Tao Cai
Keyword(s):  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Internal Curing ◽  
Blank Group ◽  
Super Absorbent Polymer ◽  
Absorbent Polymer

This paper focuses on the shrinkage of concrete, influenced by the different mixing amount of super absorbent polymer—SAP and extra-water. The experiment showed that the SAP-cement-mortar shrinkage is reduced greatly by mixing SAP. Extra-water can improve the function of reducing shrinkage of SAP. When the amount is 20, the shrinkage is lest, account for 57% of blank group’s. The SAP has well effect on the cement mortar shrinkage. Besides, we found that the strength of this group account for 89% of blank group. So the proper amount of SAP and extra-water has poorly influence on the strength of concrete.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Self Compacting Concrete Withaddition of Super Absorbent Polymer

2020 ◽  
Vol 955 ◽  
pp. 012029
Author(s):  
Vetrivel Selvakumar ◽  
Keerthana Paneerselvan ◽  
Rasswanth shanmugasundaram ◽  
Mohanraj Asokan ◽  
Senthilkumar Veerachamy
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Super Absorbent Polymer ◽  
Absorbent Polymer

Study on Adding Super Absorbent Polymer to Improve the Frost Resistance of Concrete

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 960-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
De Zhi Wang ◽  
Yin Yan Zhang ◽  
Yun Fang Meng
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Pore Structure ◽  
Frost Resistance ◽  
Strength Loss ◽  
Internal Curing ◽  
Super Absorbent Polymer ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Absorbent Polymer

Internal curing was especially beneficial to improve concrete performance. The super absorbent polymer and fly ash were used in the concrete and the frost resistance of concrete was studied. The result indicated that the super absorbent polymer changed the pore structure, increased the quantity of the pore, decreased the strength loss 5-10% after 250 freeze-thaw cycles and improved the frost resistance of concrete.

Smart Additives for Self-Curing Concrete

2012 ◽  
Vol 1488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantin Kovler
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Internal Curing ◽  
Recycled Aggregate ◽  
Concrete Mixture ◽  
Rilem Technical Committee ◽  
Curing Agent ◽  
Internal Water ◽  
Water Curing ◽  
Water Saturated

ABSTRACTSelf-curing, or internal curing (IC), technology has been developed to counteract self-desiccation and autogenous shrinkage of high-strength/high-performance concrete (HSC/HPC), which is considered the "Achilles’ hill" of HSC/HPC [1]. According to ACI [2], IC refers to the process by which the hydration of cement continues because of the availability of internal water that is not part of the mixing water; while the internal water is made available by the pore system in structural lightweight aggregate (LWA) that absorbs and releases water. Recently ACI defined internal curing as “supplying water throughout a freshly placed cementitious mixture using reservoirs, via pre-wetted lightweight aggregates, that readily release water as needed for hydration or to replace moisture lost through evaporation or self-desiccation” [3]. Both definitions address the use of pre-wetted LWA as a self-curing (or internal curing) agent.According to the definition of the RILEM Technical Committee TC-196 [4], IC implies introduction to the concrete mixture a component, which serves as a curing agent. This agent can be either a normal aggregate introduced into the concrete mixture in water-saturated state or a new component (for example, an additive or special aggregate). Similarly to the division accepted in external curing, RILEM TC-196 distinguishes between two categories of internal curing: (a) internal water curing (sometimes called “water entrainment”), when the curing agent performs as a water reservoir, which gradually releases water, and (b) internal sealing, when the curing agent is intended to delay/prevent loss of water from the hardening concrete. Although water-saturated porous aggregate is still the most popular material among IC agents, super-absorbent polymers (SAP), ceramic waste, recycled aggregate and wood-derived products show promising properties. In view of this, self-curing covers not only use of pre-wetted LWA, but also other methods of curing: water curing by means of variety of curing agents introduced in the concrete mix, and also the methods based on internal sealing.The recent achievements in methods and materials for self-curing are reviewed, and the future trends in development of self-curing concrete are discussed.

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