Development of an Automation-Based Smart Curing Cover for Optimizing the Concrete Curing Process
16th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, Trabzon, Türkiye, 12 - 14 Ekim 2026, ss.1604-1613, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
- Basıldığı Şehir: Trabzon
- Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1604-1613
- Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
An automation-based smart curing cover was developed in this study to reduce water use and automate the concrete curing process through controlled water release based on relative humidity data. The system integrated an automatic control infrastructure consisting of a DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor, an Arduino Uno microcontroller, a relay module, and a solenoid valve with a physical cover comprising hydrophobic upper and hydrophilic lower layers. Water was automatically released when the relative humidity beneath the cover fell below 95%. The performance of the developed system was evaluated against waterspraying curing and wet-burlap curing in terms of water consumption and 7- and 28-day compressive strength. The smart curing cover reduced water consumption by approximately 53.6-57.1% compared with the conventional methods. The mean equivalent standard cylinder compressive strengths obtained with the smart curing cover were 31.73 MPa at 7 days and 40.45 MPa at 28 days, demonstrating compressive strength performance comparable to that of the conventional curing methods. The findings indicate that the developed system can reduce water consumption while maintaining concrete strength development and eliminating the need for periodic human intervention in the watering process, thereby providing an automated and water-efficient alternative for concrete curing.