4.2.

4 Concrete Admixture

4.2.4.1 Chemical Admixture

Introduction

Water-Reducing Admixture
Hardening Accelerator Air Entraining Admixture

Set Retarding Admixture

Flash Setting Admixture Expanding Admixture Frost-resistance Admixture

4.2.4.2 Mineral Admixture

Air Entraining Admixture

Definition Mechanism Performance
Improving durability Improving workability Decreasing concrete strength

Application Common air entraining admixture

Air Entraining Admixture

Definition
It

refers to the concrete admixture that is added bubbles with: large quantities separate independent tiny even

Air Entraining Admixture

Mechanism
It is the hydrophobic apparent active substance

Reduce the surface tension

Cause the oriented adsorption in the bubble surface Change the air in the course of mixing into separate, tiny and even bubbles

Air Entraining Admixture

Performance
Improving durability

Improving workability
Decreasing concrete strength Air entraining admixture can improve durability and plasticity, but it reduces strength.

How Properties Improved

Air entraining admixtures
Change the pore structure, improve durability Increase lubricate of aggregates, improve plasticity Increase air content, reduce strength
Air entraining admixtures

Connected pores

Closed pores

Fig4.2.2 Sketch map of improve durablity

Air Entraining Admixture

Application

This type of admixture should always be used in freezing and thawing deterioration. It reduces the strength unnecessarily in structural concrete.

Air Entraining Admixture

Common Air Entraining Admixture
Rosin soap and rosin pyrolytic polymer and so on

the amount 0.005%-0.012%

introducing D=0.05-1.25mm air bladder making concrete air content to 2%-6%