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Title: Effect of Steam Curing on Concrete Piles with Silica Fume
Accession Number: 01088329
Record Type: Component
Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Abstract: Silica fume is a common addition to high performance concrete mix designs. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) allows only a 72-hour continuous moist cure process for concrete containing silica fume. FDOT allows steam curing only for regular concrete not containing silica fume. Accelerated curing has been shown to be effective in producing high-performance characteristics at early ages in silica-fume concrete. However, the heat greatly increases the moisture loss from exposed surfaces, which may cause shrinkage problems. An experimental study was undertaken to determine the feasibility of steam curing of FDOT concrete with silica fume in order to reduce precast turn around time. Various steam curing durations were utilized with full-scale precast prestressed pile specimens. The concrete compressive strength and shrinkage were determined for various durations of steam curing. Results indicate that steam cured silica fume concrete met all FDOT requirements for the 12, 18 and 24 hours of curing periods. No shrinkage cracking was observed in any samples up to one year age. It was recommended that FDOT allows the 12 hour steam curing for concrete with silica fume.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01084478
Report/Paper Numbers: 08-0595
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Yazdani, NurFilsaime, MartineManzur, TanvirPagination: 16p
Publication Date: 2008
Conference:
Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting
Location:
Washington DC, United States Media Type: DVD
Features: Figures
(5)
; References
(23)
; Tables
(3)
TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete
Source Data: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2008 Paper #08-0595
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jan 29 2008 2:55PM
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