Chemical Admixtures of Highway Concrete: Fundamental Research and a Guide to Usage, Part I - Background, History and Future Applications.

Authors

Sidney DiamondFollow
Keisuke Matsukawa

Abstract

This report is made to two distinct elements. Part I is a guide to the current status and potential use of chemical admixtures for concrete, designed for the information and guidance of State DOT engineers. A historical prospective is given on chemical admixtures in concrete, and information is provided on the nature and practices of the concrete admixture industry. Selectrion of and specifications for admixtures by State DOTs is reviewed, and a guide to the usage of specific classes of admixtures currently and potentially available is proveded. Part II is contained in a separate file. Its subtitle is, Quantitative Analysis of Interactions between Portland Cements and Superplasticizers.

Keywords

concrete, chemical admixtures, accelerators, retarders, superplasticizers, corrosion, chlorides, HPR-2017

Report Number

FHWA/IN/JHRP-92/07 pt.I

SPR Number

2017

Publisher Place

West Lafayette, IN

Date of Version

1993

DOI

10.5703/1288284313483

Recommended Citation

Diamond, S., and K. Matsukawa. Chemical Admixtures of Highway Concrete: Fundamental Research and a Guide to Usage, Part I - Background, History and Future Applications.. Publication FHWA/IN/JHRP-92/07 pt.I. , Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1993. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284313483