Plasticizer charts - Admixtures used in RCC
Admixtures Functions Typical compounds Application Disadvantages Accelerating admixtures or accelerators More rapid gain of strength or higher early strength. More rapid setting. Calcium chloride Calcium formate Triethanolamine (TEA) Soluble inorganic salts Sodium nitrite Sodium sulphate Sodium aluminate Sodium silicate 1. Normal rate of strength development at low temperature. 2. To counter retarding effects 3. Shorter stripping times. 4. Plugging of pressure leaks. 5. Sprayed concreting. 1. Possible cracking due to heat evolution. 2. Possibility of corrosion of embedded effects reinforcement. Retarding admixtures or retarders Delayed setting Soluble carbohydrate derivatives: starch Hydroxylated carboxylic acids, Inorganic retarders Sugars 1. Maintain workability at high temperatures. 2. Reduce rate of heat evolution...