TY - BOOK AU - GUPTA, Deepak TI - Effect of curing compound on the strength of concrete U1 - 624.183 G96E PY - 1996/// PB - Ludhiana KW - CONCRETE -- TESTING KW - COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH KW - CONCRETE KW - CONCRETE -- CURING KW - CURING COMPOUND KW - HYDRATION N2 - An attempt has been made to replace the age old system of curing of concrete by curing compound. The necessity of curing arises from the fact that hydration of cement takes place only in the water filled capillaries. For this reason, a loss of water by ev ER -