use of Sika admixtures for SCCin the precast concrete industry
Posted by Adrian Mircea from Cluj-Napoca, OT, RO on March 12, 2007
Hallo Bruce,
We are going to start an experimental program to introduce SCC in Romanian precast concrete industry.I saw information regarding the use of Sika-Visco Crete 5000and 6000, and recently 2100 in U.S.
Our colleague from Nederlands reccomended the use of Sika Visco Crete -20 Gold as admixture in combination with Sika Fume HR as Type II powder addition and these two could be supplied to our University by Sika Romania.
1)Could you send to me the technical prospects for these products?
2)What’s your opininion regarding the the proposed combination
( Sika Fume& Visco Crete -20 Gold )?Best regards,
Professor Adrian IOANI
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca(Romania)
Dear Professor Adrian,
“Sika Viscocrete” is the generic name of Sika’s high range water reducers based on polycarboxylate technology worldwide. However, admixtures in different countries have different names, as their formulations are adjusted for local cements and other materials.
Sika Viscocrete 20 Gold seems like a polycarboxylate admixture for the precast industry and Sika Fume HR a silica fume product. I do not have much information on these products as they are not supplied in United States.
I would recommend you to contact either the Technical services department or the Marketing department of Sika Romania. You can discus with them the objectives of your study and I am sure they would be in a better position to recommend the right product to you.
The weblink of Sika Romania and contact information is as below.
http://www.sika.ro/index.htm
http://www.sika.ro/contact.htm
Thanks
