Water absorption polymers
Cellular concrete
Internal curing
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Water absorbent polymers (WAP) are new component in producing building materials. They
provide internal curing which reduces autogenous cracking, eliminates autogenous shrinkage,
mortar strength increased, enhance early age strength to withstand strain, improve the
durability, introduce higher early age compressive strength, have higher performance and
reduce the effect of insufficient external curing. This research used different percent of polymer
balls to choose the percent that provides good development in compressive strength with time
for both water and air curing. The water absorption polymer balls in this research have the
ability to absorb water and after usage in concrete they spill out the water (internal curing) and
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