The earlier the curing period after pouring concrete, the greater the impact on the concrete.
In practice, it has been found that if a standard curing of 7 days can be guaranteed, the compressive strength of concrete at 28 days can basically reach about 90% of the standard curing.
If no curing measures are taken for concrete test blocks, the impact on the strength of low strength grade concrete is greater than that of high strength grade concrete.
The reason is that low strength grade concrete has low early strength, low compactness, and easier internal moisture loss, resulting in a decrease in later hydration degree.
The engineering entity structure is much larger than the test block, and the surface curing is insufficient.
The degree of decrease in internal concrete strength is smaller than that of the test block, but the loose and powdery phenomenon of the surface concrete directly leads to low rebound strength.
Steel Rebar Chairs
Taking C30 as an example, it is common for engineering entities to have a rebound strength lower than the standard curing specimen by more than 5MPa without curing.
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