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The impact of wet curing on curling in concrete caused by drying shrinkage

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This paper examines the impact of wet curing with different durations on differential drying shrinkage of concrete beams. The work shows that in severe drying conditions the magnitude of curling increased with the duration of wet curing of concrete specimens. Testing results are presented along with an explanation for the mechanisms observed. These findings provide guidance for wet curing durations for concrete slabs that must be resistant to volume change from drying.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT 2208) and the Oklahoma Transportation Center (OTCREOS10.1-24) for funding the work. The following individuals also deserved acknowledgement for their help in completing the experiments: Basil Abdulkareem, Travis Ebisch, Jake LeFlore, Nicholas Ley, David Porter, Paul Field, and Shardul Kadam. We would also like to thank Dale Bentz and Zachary Grasley for their helpful comments on the manuscript.

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Hajibabaee, A., Ley, M.T. The impact of wet curing on curling in concrete caused by drying shrinkage. Mater Struct 49, 1629–1639 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-015-0600-z

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