02388nam a22002297a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021050002000062100003300082245023600115264004800351300002700399336002100426337002500447338002300472500002900495504004000524520148700564700003802051700003502089700003402124OSt20261104142340.0261104s2026    |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aT ENGbV57 20261 aVisitacion, John Exequiel D.10aExperimental study on the effects of different curing methods on the mechanical properties of small-scale concrete cylinders /cJohn Exequiel D. Visitacion, Gian Kerby T. Villanueva, Ethan Louise M. Breta, and Avelino T. Dulay Jr..  aEAC Cavite :bSchool of Engineering,c2026.  ax, 100 pages ;c28 cm.  2rdacontentatext  2rdamediaaunmediated  2rdacarrieravolume  aTrue experiment research  aIncludes bibliographical references  aCuring conditions used in the hydration process have effects on concrete properties. In this paper, we seek to examine the effects of different types of curing on compressive, flexural, and split tensile strength of concrete cylinders. There are four curing processes used namely; plastic-wrapped curing, wet burlap curing, water curing, and air curing. Water curing is used as the reference point in the experiments since it is widely accepted as the standard curing condition for testing concrete. Samples are prepared using same mix proportions and size and later tested after the set curing period according to standard testing techniques. According to results of this research, there are clear differences in concrete performance caused by the type of curing process used. Plastic-wrapped curing gives the highest average value of compressive strength and split tensile strength while wet burlap curing gave the highest value of flexural strength. Specimens cured with water showed satisfactory values of compressive and split tensile strength while air curing gave the lowest strength in almost all tests due to rapid evaporation of moisture. From the statistical analysis of variance, there is significance of the curing process on both compressive and flexural strength but no significance on split tensile strength. From these results, it can be concluded that moisture retention curing processes improve the strength performance of concrete more than air curing processes.1 4authoraVillanueva, Gian Kerby T.1 4authoraBreta, Ethan Louise M.1 4authoraDulay Jr., Avelino T.