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SEMINAR ON
CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES AND THEIR
EFFECT ON FRESH AND HARDENED
CONCRETE
BY
MOHAMMED SAMI UDDIN FAZIL
(1604-13-741-012)
ADMIXTURES
Admixture
concrete.
USES OF ADMIXTURES
To increase workability without changing water
content.
To reduce water content without changing
workability.
To adjust setting time.
To reduce segregation and/or bleeding.
To accelerate the rate of strength development at
early ages.
To increase strength.
To improve potential durability by reducing
permeability.
To compensate for poor aggregate properties.
TYPES OF ADMIXTURES
Mineral Admixtures
Chemical Admixtures
MINERAL ADMIXTURES
Silica Fume
Cementitious (Granulated iron blast-furnace slag)
Fly Ash
CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES
Permeability reducing Admixtures
Plasticizers (water-reducing agents)
Accelerators
Air-Entraining Admixtures
Retarders
Bonding Admixtures
Antifreezing Admixtures
Corrosion inhibitors
Shrinkage-Reducing Admixtures
Super plasticizers (high range water reducers)
PERMEABILITY-REDUCING ADMIXTURES
The permeability of concrete is the movement of
PLASTICIZERS
When added to a concrete mix, plasticizers (water-
DOSAGE
The typical dosage of a plasticizer varies from 200
ACCELERATORS
These admixtures speed up the chemical reaction of
TYPES OF ACCELERATORS
Admixtures that accelerate the significant parameters
reduced.
The amount of reduction varies with
1.
2.
3.
4.
DRAWBACKS
Excessive amounts of some accelerators may cause
AIR-ENTRAINING ADMIXTURES
Air-entraining agents provide extremely small and
RETARDERS
It is used to slow down the initial set of the concrete
Simple retarders typically consist of :
Lignin
borax
Sugars
tartaric acids
BONDING ADMIXTURES
Admixtures formulated to enhance bonding properties
ANTIFREEZING ADMIXTURES
This category of admixtures is employed to allow most
CORROSION-INHIBITING ADMIXTURES
These admixtures are added to concrete during
EFFECTS ON CONCRETE
Significant reduction in Bleeding due to low Water
content
Reduced Shrinkage
Increased workability
Reduced effort required for placement
More effective use of cement
More rapid rate of early strength development
Increased long-term strength and
Reduced permeability.
EXTENDED-SET ADMIXTURES
Highly
CONCLUSION
It should be noted that all of the many admixtures are intended