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They function as dispersants to minimize particles segregation in fresh concrete (separation of the cement slurry and water from the coarse and fine aggregates such as gravels and sand respectively). The negatively charged polymer backbone adsorbs onto the positively charged colloidal particles of unreacted cement, especially onto the ...
A cement accelerator is an admixture for the use in concrete, mortar, rendering or screeds. The addition of an accelerator speeds the setting time and thus cure time starts earlier. [ 1 ] This allows concrete to be placed in winter with reduced risk of frost damage. [ 2 ]
Water reducers are special chemical products added to a concrete mixture before it is poured. They are from the same family of products as retarders.The first class of water reducers was the lignosulfonates which has been used since the 1930s.
In order to avoid frequent cleanings of new church's concrete "sails", new development was used - white self-cleaning coating of the walls. [3] However, back then it wasn't known that this colouring plaster containing titanium dioxide and white pigment absorbs exhaust gases and other elements of city fog.
Air entrainment in concrete is the intentional creation of tiny air bubbles in a batch by adding an air entraining agent during mixing. A form of surfactant (a surface-active substance that in the instance reduces the surface tension between water and solids) it allows bubbles of a desired size to form.
Admixtures can be used to reduce water requirements, entrain air into a mixture, to improve surface durability, or even superplasticise concrete to make it self-levelling, as self-consolidating concrete, [14] the use of admixtures requires precision in dosing and mix design, which is more difficult without the dosing/measuring equipment and ...
Pages in category "Concrete admixtures" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Calcium chloride;
Concretene is a graphene-enhanced admixture for concrete [1] [2] that delivers savings on cost and CO 2 emissions. The formulation has been developed by Nationwide Engineering Research & Development (NERD) in collaboration with The University of Manchester 's Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC).