EFFECT OF CURING CYCLE ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE BY USING DIFFERENT ADMIXTURE

Abstract: - Advancements in construction and chemical industry have paved a way for development of new curing techniques . Significant amount of research has been conducted to evaluate curing effectiveness and its effect on various concrete properties. This project synthesizes findings from the literature review and experimental investigation carried out as per ASTM standards to evaluate the compressive strength of concrete cubes at 28 days, effect on strength with the application of different curing period and admixture. Comparing the results of compressive strength of cubes with the replacement of cement by 20%, 10% and 9% by a fly ash, silica fumes and metakaolin with different curing cycle . An effort has been made here, to understand the efficiency of curing cycle adopted and are compared with conventional controlled mix concrete. Results indicate various effects of curing cycle on mechanical properties of concrete.