CHAPTER-2

LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction:
The self-curing provides better Mechanical properties like Compressive, Split tensile
and Modulus of elasticity etc,. It is rich in workability and shrinkage reduction, it plays main
role in water usage.
Junaid et. al. (2015) Made a comparison between cured concrete and self-curing concrete by
adding admixture polyethylene glycol (PEG-4000, 1% weight of cement) in concrete (grade
ratio = 1:2.23:3.08) which helps in self-curing and in better hydration and hence strength. The
Concrete cured internally using 1% PEG-4000 attained more compressive strength than
conventional once.

Dadaji (2017) Carried out experiments to study the effect of (PEG-4000) on compressive
strength and water retention by varying the percentage of PEG from 0% to 1% by weight of
cement for self-compacting concrete and compare it with conventional SCC. The optimum
polyethylene glycol PEG dosage at lower w/c ratio was found to be 0.1%. The weight loss
increased by increasing the percentage dosage of PEG-4000. Compressive strength of self
compact concrete with lower w/c ratio improves with the addition of PEG-4000.

Indirajith et. al. (2016) Carried out comparative experimental tests between self-curing
concrete (both external self-curing and internal self-curing) by using PEG and conventional
concrete for M20, M25 and M40 grade. Self-curing concrete resulted in better hydration with
time under drying condition compared to conventional concrete. Slump value increases with
increase in the quantity of PEG. It was studied that the strength increases at different
proportions of PEG i.e, 1% is optimum for M20 and M25 grade 0.5% for M40 grade and
0.3% for high strength self-curing concrete.

Vedhasakthi K et.al (2014) Studied the investigation workability and strength characteristics
of normal and high strength concrete cast with the self-curing agents have been studied and
compared with the corresponding conventionally cured concrete. For the normal strength
self-curing concrete of grade M20, M30 and M40 was adopted by this method of mix design.
Super plasticizer dosage was varied with grade of concrete. The strength of the concrete
increases significantly with the increase of self-curing agent.
Thakare et.al (2016) Carried experimental work to compare between the Self-Cured
Concrete (SCC) and Conventionally Cured Concrete (CCC) for M20-M35 grade with
plasticizer and without plasticizer (normal concrete). They concluded that the SCC gives
better strength than CCC till 14 days, at 28 days result are almost same for both concrete.

Vedhasakthi et. al (2014) Investigated the strength characteristics and workability of

normal and high strength concrete using polyethylene glycol (PEG) and sorbitol as self -
curing agents. The results show that using peg more effective than using sorbitol. There is
increase in the strength of (HSSCC) high strength self-curing concrete than conventionally
cured high strength concrete.
El-Dieb (2007) Carried an experimental work to study water retention, hydration, water
absorption, permeable pores and water sorptivity of concrete containing self-curing agents.
Self-curing concrete (SCC) bear less self-desiccation under sealed conditions as
compared to conventional concrete. SCC resulted in better hydration compared to
conventional concrete.

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Water permeability and water sorptivity values for SCC decreased with age mention lower
permeable pores percent as a result of the cement hydration.