concrete curing
concrete curing
(OP)
This question was put to me from a colleague who watched a special on the hoover dam that concrete was still fluid in the center of that large monolithic pour. I said didn't believe this was the case because curing would still take place regardless of its location or quantity. Comments?





RE: concrete curing
RE: concrete curing
Your colleague was partially correct in his statement. While it is true that portions of the dam are still in the curing process, none of the concrete is still in the fluid state. It is still curing, meaning that it has not completely achieved its full design strength.
RE: concrete curing
RE: concrete curing
RE: concrete curing
This confirms the conventional "field wisdom" of our laborers when they had to jackhammer out old concrete for demolition jobs. The older it was the harder it was.