Self-cured concrete is a type of concrete with a special ability to reduce autogenous\nshrinkage responsible for early-stage cracking. It is useful generally for the construction of high\nrise buildings and bridges. The application and use of this technique of curing concrete, however,\ndepends on the level of awareness among stakeholders regarding the application of the technique\nand its benefits among other factors. This study, therefore, sets out to investigate the level of\nawareness of selected construction professionals regarding the self-curing concrete technique in\naddition to the benefits. A cross-sectional survey design method was embraced by giving out\n115 questionnaires to builders and engineers in Lagos who were purposely selected. The data was\nsubjected to descriptive statistics. The results indicate that about 21% of selected builders and civil\nengineers practicing in Lagos are not aware and familiar with the concept of self-curing technology\nwhile about 43.1% of the professionals who have the knowledge of SCT have never used it in their\nprofessional practice. In addition, lower permeability, reduced coefficients of thermal expansion,\nand improved microstructures of cementitious paste were perceived as the dominant benefits of the\nself-curing concrete method. The implication of this study to construction professionals in Nigeria\nis in developing capacities on innovation practices in high-strength concrete technologies that will\nmake them strike a balance with international counterparts.
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