Category: Admixtures
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Chemical Admixtures for Ready Mix Concrete
Chemical admixtures are used in ready mix concrete to enhance its properties and performance. Here are some common types of chemical admixtures and their uses: 1. Water-Reducing Admixtures: 2. Retarding Admixtures: 3. Accelerating Admixtures: 4. Superplasticizers (High-Range Water Reducers): 5. Air-Entraining Admixtures: 6. Corrosion Inhibitors: 7. Shrinkage-Reducing Admixtures: 8. Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR) Inhibitors: 9. Waterproofing…
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Grouted Brick Prism
Volume Concrete Delivers Grout for Grouted Brick Prisms Masons like the Grout from Volume Concrete thanks to the freshness (mixed on-site), and the ability to adjust the slump on-the-fly, and vary the sack amount for the cement component. Admixtures on board include Viscosity Modifiers for increasing the flowability and increasing the consolidation around rebar and…
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Cold Weather Concrete Success Tips using Accelerators and Water Reducing Admixtures
The winter months can make concrete a challenge. Anything below 32 degrees Fahrenheit is not recommended especially considering if the ground is frozen solid. Concrete is in a plastic state (wet) when initially delivered and mixed. This wet product will have a tendency to freeze just like water. Once a concrete mix has frozen, it…
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Hot Water Every Load
Hot Water included in every load and delivery to ensure an early set and workable concrete.
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Why use Air Entrainment in freshly poured concrete?
Volume Concrete LLC., Certificate of Compliance MasterAir®+AE+200 BASF The key to a high quality concrete in addition to high quality cement is the admixtures. Today’s chemicals for concrete and the construction industry are suited for a variety of applications. This particular chemical is Air Entrainment from BASF. In the process of making concrete the agitation…