TITLE:
Fabric Structure for Moisture Retention Property and Its Application in Civil Engineering
AUTHORS:
K. Thangamani, Prem Kumar
KEYWORDS:
Non-Woven, Fabric Structure, Moisture Retention, Concrete, Curing, Hydration and Compressive Strength
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Engineering and Technology,
Vol.3 No.3C,
October
23,
2015
ABSTRACT: The article reveals the development and
analysis of fabric structure for its moisture absorbency property and its
application in Civil engineering for curing of concrete. The presence of
moisture in concrete and time of curing are the major influencing factors for
concrete strength. Normal practice of curing is to wrap the concrete with jute
woven fabric and spraying of water. The absorbency characteristics of different
GSM (Gram per square meter) of woven and Non-woven fabric were studied. The
Non-woven fabric absorbency is superior to woven fabric of same GSM by its
three dimensional structure and high pore volume. The strength of concrete
cured with Non- woven fabric is 2.1 N/mm2 higher than woven fabric of same 350
GSM. The difference in compressive strength of Non-woven fabric of 350 GSM and
750 GSM is 0.06 N/mm2 which is marginal.