CONTENTS

Introduction to Maturity........................................................................................................................................5
So, How Exactly Does Maturity Work? And Why Is It Important? ............................................................. 6
Cylinders Vs. Maturity..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Setting Up Maturity........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Calibration Test Procedure......................................................................................................................................................... 9
What About Standards?................................................................................................................................................................ 9

Economic Benefits................................................................................................................................................. 10

Monitoring System.................................................................................................................................................13
Different Types of Concrete Temperature Sensors and Maturity Meters............................................. 14
Concrete Thermocouple............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Wired Concrete Temperature and Maturity Loggers...........................................................................................16
Wired Concrete Sensors with External Wireless Transmitter....................................................................... 17
Fully Embedded Wireless Concrete Sensors............................................................................................................18

Installation Guidelines for Wireless Maturity Sensors.................................................................... 19

Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................................................................... 22

Case Studies..............................................................................................................................................................26
Sundt Construction, Inc. San Diego, California ......................................................................................................27
PCL Construction, Edmonton, Alberta ..........................................................................................................................28
Graham Construction Calgary, Canada ........................................................................................................................29
S&F Concrete Contractors Hudson, Massachusetts ......................................................................................... 30

References..................................................................................................................................................................31