Performance of Curing Compounds in Development of Strengths in Concrete Mix to be Used in the Construction of Rigid Pavements
Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Senior Principal Scientist & Pankaj Goel, Senior Technical Officer, Rigid Pavements Division,CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi, give information on the Performance of Curing Compounds in Strengthening the Concrete Mix to Be Used in the Construction of Rigid Pavements.

India has a road network of more than 6 million km that comprise fully access-controlled modern highways, expressways, narrow national highways, and unpaved rural roads. About 2 percent of the total road length of the country is of cement concrete. Due to numerous technical advantages such as pothole-free surface, a longer service life with little to no maintenance cost for the first 10 years or so, better safety in all weather conditions, long-term economy, and other such proven benefits, thousands of kilometers of cement concrete pavements are being constructed every year in various parts of the country and under different government schemes.