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Bruce Strickland Bruce has over 30 years experience in the admixture industry. In his career, he has held positions in product development, marketing, sales and sales management. Bruce has also spent time in...more»»
alkali silica reactivity What should be done to concrete placed on vertical structures 6 month ago that uses sand potentially reactive to alkali silica reaction? Alkali silica reaction (ASR) is the reaction between the alkali contained in cement and silica containing aggregate. There are two parts of this equation. ASR does not necessarily have to be of concern if one of the constituents is missing. Using potentially reactive aggregate in conjunction with low alkali cement or slag or flyash does not necessarily have to lead ASR damage.
concrete roof I want to roof a wood frame house with a 6 in 12 pitch with lightweight concrete. Has it been successfully done? A 6 in 12 pitch roof is pretty steep. It would take a very stiff mix to be able to place it and not sag.
dry admix for imprinted concrete Dear Bruce, We are looking to start a small busines supplying the DIY market with products to imprint small pathways themselves without employing large contractors. Can you advise me from your experience what dry admixes we can add to a pigment mix to condition and to reduce efflorescence when applied over the surface of the wet concrete prior to imprinting. Any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Jeff Efflorescence is in its matter migration of soluble salts from the inside concrete to the surface. The transportation media in this case is water and salts migrating to the surface because there is higher evaporation rate at the surface. Highest contributor to efflorescence is cement.
Long term effects of HR WR We have recently poured a caisson, and one of the loads was sent back, with a major deviation ($5k CDN)because our slump was 20mm over spec(Spec is 150-180mm). No water was utilized, just chemically enhanced. A tremie was used, the W/C ratio was not affected, the air was in spec. The only problem I see, is that my subcontractor allowed the concrete to be poured while it was being tested. My question is as follows, will the extra slump in an already saturated environment make any difference either short or long term to the quality and longevity of the product? Since the water/cement ratio was not changed and the final slump was achieved by using a superplasticizer or another water reducing admixture, the compressive strength should not be affected in negative way , neither should any other property of the concrete be significantly altered.
steel tracks I own track vehicles and just poured a very expensive concrete slab. My track vehicles are clipping the surface, what can i do to stop this ? I’m getting ready to pour an additional section, is there anything I can do to prevent this ? I’m using 650 flex and 4000 PSI in different areas. Putting a heavy track vehicle on concrete is probable expecting more from the concrete than it is capable of delivering, even a high quality 4000 PSI concrete. |
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