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Abstract
The concrete industries are developed in the last century and new types
of concrete are emerged. One of those types is Self-curing concrete. It is a
concrete type which doesn’t need any curing processes. This type will be
studied in this research. Obtaining self-curing concrete based on using
curing agents or porous aggregates which acts as internal water tanks.
Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) is one of these curing agents which will
be studied as curing agent to obtain self-curing concrete
This research aims to study the structural behavior of reinforced concrete
elements cast using different mixes with various ratios of SAP. This
experimental program consists of two stages. The first is conducted using
different Sap ratios, different surrounded temperature while curing and
different methods of curing to obtain the optimum suitable ratios. The
second stage is performed to obtain the structural behavior of reinforced
concrete slabs cast using the optimum obtained values based on the first
stage. The structural behavior is evaluated in terms of; deflection, tensile
and compressive strain, cracking and ultimate loads, crack pattern and
failure shapes.
The main results of this research indicated that using of SAP as a selfcuring
agent recording the best results in high temperature degrees and
without curing. The best ratio can be used at 40oC is 0.2% as a ratio of
cement content, while at 60oC the best ratio is 0.3%.