Impact of Wet and Sealed Curing on Curling in Cement Paste Beams from Drying Shrinkage

Paste beams with different water-cementitious material ratios (w/cm) were cured for different durations with wet and sealed curing methods, and then the impact on curling was observed. The results show that the samples that were cured showed greater curling deflection and these effects increased with the length of curing for the drying conditions investigated. These findings could impact construction techniques for volume-change-sensitive structures such as slabs-on-ground in drying environments.