Influence of Superplasticizer and Sugar Admixture on Strength Characteristics of Concrete Structure

Civil Engineering

Concrete is an inevitable material in the human being’s life, because of its superior characteristics like strength and durability, but in certain situations it can’t be used in all places because setting time of concrete. Concrete derives its strength by the hydration of cement particles. The hydration of cement is not a momentary action but a process continuing for long time. Of course, the rate of hydration is fast to start with, but continues over a very long time at a decreasing rate. Curing is being given a place of increasing importance as the demand for high quality concrete is increasing. It has been recognized that the quality of concrete shows all round improvement with efficient uninterrupted curing. Water curing satisfies all requirements of curing but longer time process and water consumption is more. Hot water cured concrete does not exhibit retrogression of strength. The purpose of this investigation is to conduct a compressive test program on different curing conditions affect the attainable strength of concrete.

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