One of the most misunderstood practices on construction sites is curing concrete with water after it has been poured. To many people, it seems counterintuitive. If concrete is already made with ...

For many years it’s been assumed that applying cold curing water to hot concrete surfaces can cause thermal shock and cracking. As early as 1971, Section 2.2.1 of ACI’s Recommended Practice for Curing ...

Internal curing of concrete using lightweight aggregate increases hydration, prevents shrinkage and cracking, improves durability, and ensures better quality, while ultimately reducing costs, ...

Answer: Simply put, water plus aggregates (gravel, sand, stone), plus cement (such as Portland cement) start a chain of chemical reactions called hydration, which raises the concrete temperature.

Every year, traditional concrete curing methods consume billions of litres of precious water across construction projects in the UAE. In a region where sustainability is more than a goal—it is a ...

Let’s talk concrete! The good news is that you can pour the concrete in water. Professionals do this all the time. You just have a small standing puddle in your basement and that won’t be a problem.

Asian Paints, one of Asia’s most respected names in construction solutions, has taken a bold step into the Middle East with the launch of CureAssure – the world’s first internal curing concrete ...