2 questions really
Sometimes it has to be kept wet, other times not. Does the atmospheric temperature & humidity affect how long it takes to cure, and how strong it will be?
I remember needing to wet down a new patio regularly as it set up, but this isn’t done with streets, sidewalks, or poured buildings.
In: Chemistry
Concrete never stops curing, and constantly uses water in a chemical reaction to strengthen and become harder. Normally you wet cure concrete when it needs to reach a specific hardness by a specific time and even more so when it’s hot out, as the concrete needs water to strengthen and the last thing you want is evaporation to take place.
Wet curing can be done on anything, as I’ve done it on foundations, entire floor slabs, bridge decks, silos etc. It’s all dependent on the conditions and the specs set from engineers
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