Abstract:
Temperature Matched Curing (TMC) is a technique that involves matching the temperature of curing cylinders with the temperature of the in-situ concrete, to provide a superior measure of early age concrete strength. The technique has been used in this study to investigate the early age strength formation of both shallow and deep concrete slabs, and has considered two types of cement and two cement dosages. A particular feature is the use of cellular telecommunications technology so that the curing samples need not be in close proximity to the project, referred to as Remote Temperature Matched Curing (RTMC). The paper presents the historical development and background to TMC and a description of the equipment used to conduct the curing.