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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 Today, chemical admixtures are used to improve the quality and efficiency of concrete. According to previous studies, these admixtures can increase strength, durability, and workability and reduce the cost of concrete production. These admixtures include
Miad Forouzandeh Jouneghani +2 more
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Influence of superplasticizer on workability and strength of ambient cured alkali activated mortar
Cleaner Materials, 2022 Alkali activated materials contain aluminosilicates, which can be used for building with a low environmental impact by repurposing waste resulting in cost-effective construction.
Elsa Paul
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A two-fold strategy towards low-carbon concrete
RILEM Technical Letters, 2023 Concrete is by a substantial margin the most widely used construction material. Projections indicate that the demand for concrete it will continue to increase to sustain the development of emerging economies. This paper presents a new perspective of low-
Franco Zunino
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Compatibility of portland cement and polycarboxylate-based superplasticizers in high-strength concrete for precast constructions [PDF]
Инженерно-строительный журнал, 2016 Application of polycarboxylate-based superplasticizers can contribute to the increase of concrete early strength. It makes possible to obtain the concrete of the required strength after heat-steaming treatment with decreasing the isothermal temperature ...
O.M. Smirnova
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The impact of superplasticizers on the radiation changes in Portland cement stone and concretes [PDF]
Инженерно-строительный журнал, 2017 The authors have estimated the effect of advanced superplasticizers of types Muraplast, Reamin, Weiss SM, Polyplast SP-1 and Melflux on radiation changes in Portland cement stone and concretes of radiation protection, based on experimental data from ...
A.V. Denisov
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Applied Sciences, 2020 Modern engineering practices require that polycarboxylic acid high-performance superplasticizers have good adaptability to various environments and materials, which indicates the importance of producing functional polycarboxylic acid superplasticizers ...
Wuju Xun +6 more
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Design and evaluation of Self-consolidating Concrete (SCC)
Revista Ingeniería de Construcción, 2006 Technological innovations in the industry of chemical admixtures for construction materials as concrete, specifically of the superplasticizers, make possible the development at the end of the eighties, of a revolutionary concrete capable of auto ...
Renato Vargas Salazar +1 more
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ENERGY-SAVING CHAMBER IN PRODUCTION OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS [PDF]
Journal of Engineering Science (Chişinău), 2021 This paper presents the results of a study of the compressive strength of concrete in a cyclic solar chamber. The analysis of the existing types of industrial solar chambers is carried out and the main structural elements are considered.
ZAVOLOKA, Michael +3 more
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Materiales de Construccion, 2012 The electrostatic and steric repulsion induced by different superplasticizers on ground granulated blast furnace slag in alkaline media have been studied.
M. Palacios +7 more
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Materials Research Express, 2023 The depletion of natural concrete aggregates, e.g., river sands, is a gradual process, and hence, manufactured sand concrete (MSC) is widely used in various construction projects.
Zhiping Ren +6 more
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