BY:- LAUKUSH KUMAR

INTRODUCTION

HISTORY

WHY ARE THEY USED

WHY ARE THEY USED

HOW APPLIED

CLASSIFICATION OF ADMIXTURES

CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES
1.accelerators
2.retarders 3.water reducing admixtures

4.grouting admixtures
5.air-entraining admixtures 6.permeability reducing admixtures 7.plasticizers

MINERAL ADMIXTURES
1.fly ash
2.blast furnace slag 3.rice husk ash

4.silica fumes

Evolution of Chemical Admixtures

Development of admixtures according to :
Demands on concrete material properties

Changes in binder composition

Evolution in construction technologies

Demands on Concrete Properties

Higher moduli (compressive, tensile, flexural)
Greater freeze-thaw resistance Improved durability

Minimum shrinkage cracking

Minimum rebar corrosion No Alkali-Aggregate reaction Etc,

Increasing compressive strength

Achieved through: Low W/C

Effective WR
Superplasticizers

Enhanced strength and durability

Achieved through:

Using:
Low w/c SCMs (SF)

Superplasticizers

Greater improving freeze-thaw resistance

Achieved through: Network of fine air

voids Using: Air-entraining agents

Minimizing shrinkage-cracking
Reduce drying shrinkage cracking

through SRAs (shrinkage reducing admixtures)

Preventing rebar corrosion

Achieved through: Low porosity

Fine pore structure

And new admixtures :

corrosion inhibitors

Minimize alkali-aggregate reactions

Mitigate with Lithium-

based admixtures

Changes in Binder Composition

Due to incorporation of :
Different forms of Ca-sulfate Fillers (e.g., limestone)

Supplementing cementitious materials (e.g.,

natural pozzolans, SF) Others

Changes in Binder Composition:

Upon incorporation of

Fly Ash. FA-carbon interferes with air-entraining admixtures.

Evolution in Construction Technologies

Pumpable concrete

through Superplasticizers.

Evolution in Construction Technologies

Cohesive, self-

consolidating concrete. Achieved with : Viscosity-Enhancing Admixtures (VEA).

Evolution in Construction Technologies

Admixtures impact on construction technologies: Chemical Admixtures enable

Pumpable concrete Self-levelling concrete Self-consolidating concrete Leading to Reduced labour requirements Reduced construction time

The Admixture Challenge Ahead

Resolve fundamental issues: Understand the chemistry and mode action

of each admixture. Design molecular structure of admixtures for specific function .

Conclusions
A First Conclusion: the development of concrete materials

and technologies was largely supported and driven by the timely introduction of multiple new chemical admixtures

Conclusions
A Second Conclusion: Concrete chemical admixtures: are essential components of quality concrete

contribute directly to beneficiation of secondary

industrial materials or chemicals.