Posted: September 14th, 2022

What do you find on the effect of curing conditions on strength gain for portland cement mortar?

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Write a thorough discussion of the results that includes answers to the following question:
1. Are the compressive strength values in agreement with the published literature* and producer? (Hint: With respect to the producer part of the question, the cement Mill Certificate has a 7 or 28 day strength for the characterized cement at a w/c (or w/b) ratio of 0.485, which is the same as that used for this lab)
2. What do you find on the effect of curing conditions on strength gain for Portland cement mortar? Are the trends in agreement with the literature*?
*NOTE: Published Literature includes concrete/materials science textbooks such as the prescribed textbook “Concrete” by Mindess and Young, articles from peer-reviewed journals such as Cement and Concrete Research, Construction and Building Materials, Materials and Structures, Magazine of Concrete Research etc.

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