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Impact of Curing Methods on Curling of Concrete Pavements
Amir Hajibabaee Travis Ebisch
Tyler Ley, Ph.D, P.E.
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Acknowledgements
• ODOT – Jeff Dean – Kenny Seward – Chris Westlund – Bryan Hurst
• Oklahoma Transportation Center • Jerry Thomason, Maxwell Supply • Brent Burwell, ACPA
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Summary
• Introduction • Laboratory Testing • Conclusions
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Introduction
• What is Curling? • Why does it happen? • Why is it important? • Why is curing important? • What is the goal of this project?
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What is Curling?
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What is Curling?
Curling is when the edges of a concrete pavement (or slab) deflect up compared to the middle.
Warping is the same thing only the edges
deflect downward. curling warping
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Why do pavements curl/warp?
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Why do pavements curl/warp?
Curling/Warping occur when there is a differential volume change between the top and bottom of the slab.
Typically these occur when there is a
difference in either temperature or moisture between the top and bottom of the slab.
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moisture temperature
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moisture temperature
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moisture temperature
dry
wet
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moisture temperature
dry
wet less dry
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moisture temperature
dry
wet less dry
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moisture temperature
dry
wet less dry
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moisture temperature
dry
wet less dry
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less wet
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moisture temperature
dry
wet less dry
wet
less wet
cold
less cold
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moisture temperature
dry
wet less dry
wet
less wet
hot
less hot
cold
less cold
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moisture temperature
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wet less dry
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less wet
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The focus of this talk
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After Weiss (2009)
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Why is this important?
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Why is this important?
Once the slabs curl traffic loadings can cause cracking.
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Why is curing important? Proper curing will: • Reduce permeability • Improve strength • Improve water-tightness • Improve abrasion resistance
cement grain
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Why is curing important? Proper curing will: • Reduce permeability • Improve strength • Improve water-tightness • Improve abrasion resistance
cement grain
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Why is curing important? Proper curing will: • Reduce permeability • Improve strength • Improve water-tightness • Improve abrasion resistance
cement grain capillary pores
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What is the goal of this project?
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What is the goal of this project?
• The current version of the MEPDG indicates that a concrete pavement will curl less if a “wet cure” is used instead of curing compounds.
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What is the goal of this project?
• The current version of the MEPDG indicates that a concrete pavement will curl less if a “wet cure” is used instead of curing compounds.
• This additional curling will lead to cracking and premature failure.
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What is the goal of this project?
• The current version of the MEPDG indicates that a concrete pavement will curl less if a “wet cure” is used instead of curing compounds.
• This additional curling will lead to cracking and premature failure.
• A wet cure is challenging to provide in the field
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What is the goal of this project?
• The current version of the MEPDG indicates that a concrete pavement will curl less if a “wet cure” is used instead of curing compounds.
• This additional curling will lead to cracking and premature failure.
• A wet cure is challenging to provide in the field
• If an economical method of effective curing could be developed then this would extend the service life of the pavement
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Curing Methods for Rigid Pavements
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Curing Methods for Rigid Pavements
• Several laboratory tests have been designed to evaluate the impact of different curing methods
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Curing Methods for Rigid Pavements
• Several laboratory tests have been designed to evaluate the impact of different curing methods
• A specimen is created that only allows moisture loss from the finished surface – 5 of the 6 faces are coated
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Curing Methods for Rigid Pavements
• Several laboratory tests have been designed to evaluate the impact of different curing methods
• A specimen is created that only allows moisture loss from the finished surface – 5 of the 6 faces are coated
• The specimen is stored in 73oF and 40% RH
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Curing Methods for Rigid Pavements
• Several laboratory tests have been designed to evaluate the impact of different curing methods
• A specimen is created that only allows moisture loss from the finished surface – 5 of the 6 faces are coated
• The specimen is stored in 73oF and 40% RH • The uncoated surface shrinks and causes the
specimen to curl
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Curing Methods for Rigid Pavements
• Several laboratory tests have been designed to evaluate the impact of different curing methods
• A specimen is created that only allows moisture loss from the finished surface – 5 of the 6 faces are coated
• The specimen is stored in 73oF and 40% RH • The uncoated surface shrinks and causes the
specimen to curl • This is the same mechanism that causes
concrete pavements to curl due to drying
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Laboratory Tests
• Paste Beams • Concrete Beams
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Paste beams
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Paste beams
• A test was used based on work previously done by Berke et al. for investigation of effectiveness of Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures to reduce curling
• This testing was chosen as it was rapid, inexpensive, and easy to look at a number of variables
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Paste beams
• Paste mixtures were made with a 0.42 w/cm • Specimens were cured at 73oF covered in
one of the following ways: – wet burlap (wet cure) – sealed with plastic (sealed cure) – curing compounds
• Different durations and combinations were investigated
• Specimens were then stored in a 73oF and 40% RH drying environment
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finished surface
coated surface
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maximum deflection
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Wet cure vs. no curing
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Observations
• The specimens that were wet cured loss less mass but curled more
• The specimens with a longer curing period took longer to reach the maximum curling height
• This suggests that the longer a pavement is wet cured then the long term curling will increase!
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Why does this happen?
• Concrete is like a sponge
• The longer you cure the smaller the pores will be at the surface of the concrete (Hedenblad 1997)
• These smaller pores make it harder to lose/gain water – This is why it takes longer to dry
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Why does this happen?
• The loss of water in small pores is the primary mechanism for drying shrinkage in concrete (Lane, Scott, and Weyers 1997).
• Since the pores are smaller then the negative pressure upon drying will be higher (Mackenzie 1950; Adamson and Gast 1997; Bentz et al.1998)
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Curing Compounds
• Three different curing compounds were investigated:
– C1 : Poly-Alpha-methyl-styrene – C2 : Resin-Based – C3 : Wax-Based
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Curing Compounds
• A systematic approach was used to apply the curing compounds – Curing compound was applied at a constant
pressure with a specified nozzle – The curing cart was moved at a constant rate
over the specimens – The height of the spray nozzle was modified to change the coverage thickness
Vandenbossche 1999
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How do curing compounds compare to other methods of curing?
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Observations
• Specimens with curing compound showed less water loss and less curling from shrinkage than with no curing or a wet cure.
• The Poly-Alpha-methyl-styrene curing compounds showed the best performance of the curing compounds investigated
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Why does this happen?
• The curing compounds help keep the moisture from being lost and therefore minimize differential curling from shrinkage
• If the voids don’t lose the water then you wont have the shrinkage.
• This allows hydration to proceed and to minimize shrinkage.
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Observations
• There was some benefit from using a double layer of curing compound with curing compound C3
• When the coverage rate was below the manufacturer recommended dosage then the curling was similar to a specimen with no curing for compound C3
• As the coverage rate was increased all of the curing compounds showed an improvement in performance up to a point
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Conclusions based on Paste Beams • Curing compounds performed the best • Wet curing performed the worst • The longer you wet cure the worse the curling • A double layer of curing compound seems to be
more effective than a single layer when compared with the same amount of coverage
• As the coverage of the curing compound increased the curling decreased
• The Poly-Alpha-methyl-styrene showed the best performance of the curing compounds investigated.
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Concrete Beam
• While investigations with the paste beams are helpful it was decided to choose a specimen that is closer to mimic the performance of a concrete pavement
Idealized specimen
free edge
fixed edge
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Concrete Beam
• Concrete mixtures were made with a 0.42 w/cm
• Specimens were cured with either wet burlap or curing compounds and then stored at 73oF and 40% RH
• Curling, surface strain, and internal relative humidity were measured
• Surface of the beams were tined
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Fixed
Free
8’
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6”
Wood dowels
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Fixed
Free
Deflection Gages
Relative Humidity
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Results
• Tip deflection • Relative Humidity profiles
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Observations
• The concrete beams behavior is similar to the paste beams!
• The wet cured sample curled the most • The curing compounds curled the least
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Relative Humidity Profile
• I-button RH sensors were used • There were calibrated at OSU according to
ASTM E104 • These sensors are not accurate above 95%
RH but very accurate below that.
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In Summary
• We get similar results as the paste beams!
With wet curing the pore radius at the surface
This makes the capillary tension upon drying
This makes the shrinkage of paste
In turn the shrinkage of the concrete
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Conclusions
• The laboratory tests produce curling! • The results show that more curling from
differential drying shrinkage can be best reduced by using curing compounds
• The Poly-Alpha-methyl-styrene curing compounds performed the best while the wax based curing compounds performed the worst
• A double layer of curing compound was found to perform better than a single for an equivalent amount of coverage in the paste beam tests
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Conclusions
• All of the work presented in this presentation was for curling due to differential drying shrinkage
• They do not include any impact from differential temperatures
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Are the results applicable to the field?
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Are the results applicable to the field?
• All of the specimens were stored in environmental chambers at 73oF and 40% RH. This is not representative of the cyclic wetting and drying that is observed in the field
• However when concrete loses moisture and shrinks not all of it is reversible. This means over time as it dries it will keep shrinking/curling
• If one is in a very tropical environment then the data here may not apply as the concrete may not dry.
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Are the results applicable to the field?
• Much of the US and especially in Oklahoma would not be considered tropical.
• Therefore given enough time the field results should be similar to what has been observed in this study.
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Questions???