How Concrete Admixtures Helps in Enhancing Concrete Performance?

Concrete chemical manufacturers in the UAE are providing solutions to the construction industry by offering concrete admixtures that are influencing work times, workability, strength, and durability of concrete. The purpose of each admixture focuses on a specific need of the structure or building process. Some more technologically advance concrete admixtures already can affect more than one property of concrete, and some have simply been combined for ease of addition during the batching procedure.

The properties that are generally modified by using concrete admixtures are the heat of hydration, workability, impermeability, durability, dispersion and air-entrainment, and water reduction. Accelerators, water-reducing agents, retarders and superplasticizers are the most commonly used chemical admixtures.

HOW CORROMIX CONCRETE ADMIXTURES HELPS IN ENHANCING CONCRETE PERFORMANCE?

• Chemical admixtures are used to delay the chemical response that takes place when the concrete starts the setting process. These types of admixtures are used in concrete pavement construction, allowing more time for finishing concrete pavements.
• Sometimes, concrete admixtures are used in order to improve concrete’s resistance to severe freeze/thaw cycles. These admixtures also offer high resistance to cycles of wetting and drying.
• Concrete Superplasticizers are special kind of admixtures that are used to produce flowing concrete with a high slump in the range of 7-9 inches. These admixtures are used in heavily reinforced constructions where suitable consolidation by vibration cannot be readily achieved.
• Another type of admixtures that helps in enhancing concrete’s performance are the shrinkage reducing and corrosion inhibiting admixtures, which are used for special purposes.

Though using concrete admixtures are beneficial for the structure, it is important to ensure the compatibility of chemical admixtures with the cement being used. Construction chemical manufacturers in the UAE suggest that it is always better to conduct admixture specific tests such as water permeability test, initial absorption test and chloride ion test in order to avoid any future complications.

We at Corrotech Construction Chemicals can provide you with the high quality of concrete admixture supplies for any concrete construction project. Get in touch with us through our contact form here.