The Performance of Self-curing Concrete Cast using Seawater

Construction engineering in coastal areas is facing the challenge of a shortage fresh water for mixing and curing. The quality places an important role setting strength development concrete structures. This research aims to study feasibility using seawater cast curing plain non-structural uses. Samples were tap or then cured up testing ages. Concrete properties studied terms compressive, tensile, flexure, bond strengths at 7, 28, 56 days age. Test results showed that self-curing with PEG performed better hardened compared conventional concrete. compressive subsequently other related shown increase specimens mixed early ages 7 days, while definite decrease respective was observed more than 28 days. reduction increases exposure time, which may be due salt crystallization formation affecting gain.