Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE, p. 2
1.1—Introduction, p. 2
1.2—Scope, p. 2
CHAPTER 2—NOTATION AND DEFINITIONS, p. 2
2.1—Notation, p. 2
2.2—Definitions, p. 2
CHAPTER 3—PROCESS, p. 3
3.1––General, p. 3
3.2—Justification, p. 3
3.3—Water movement, p. 3
3.4—Autogenous shrinkage and self-desiccation, p. 3
3.5—Mechanism of internal curing , p. 3
3.6—Water movement during hydration observed using X-ray microtomography, p. 4
CHAPTER 4—INTERNALLY CURED CONCRETE (ICC): EFFECTS, BENEFITS, AND APPLICATIONS, p. 4
4.1—Early-age shrinkage reduction, p. 4
4.2—Crack reduction, p. 5
4.3—Compressive strength, p. 5
4.4—Overdosing prewetted lightweight aggregate (PLA), p. 6
4.5—Flexural strength, p. 6
4.6—Mitigation of warping and dimensional stability, p. 6
4.7—Modulus of elasticity, p. 6
4.8—Permeability and resistance to deicing chemicals, p. 7
4.9—Creep, p. 7
4.10—Durability, p. 8
CHAPTER 5—BATCHING PROCEDURES, p. 8
5.1—Choice of absorptive material, p. 8
5.2—Mixture proportioning using absorptive materials, p. 8
5.3—Prewetting lightweight aggregate, p. 10
5.4—Concrete batching, mixing, transporting, placing, and finishing, p. 10
CHAPTER 6—SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION USING INTERNALLY CURED CONCRETE (ICC), p. 11
CHAPTER 7—REFERENCES, p. 11