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Making the most of air entrained concrete

GCP Applied Technologies

Making the most of air entrained concrete. Air entraining agents (AEA) are used to entrain air in concrete when a structure will be exposed to moisture, freeze thaw cycles and deicing chemicals. Air entraining agents entrain air by generating millions of stable, microscopic air voids in concrete.

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Admixtures and sustainability

GCP Applied Technologies

Admixtures and sustainability. Cement additives and concrete admixtures are construction chemicals that reliably improve the sustainability of a broad range of cement-based systems. Admixture adaptation to new cementitious systems. Phillip.fry@gc…. Thu, 01/31/2019 - 13:31. GCP Applied Technologies. January 31, 2019.

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Reducing your carbon footprint with admixtures

GCP Applied Technologies

Reducing your carbon footprint with admixtures. Concrete admixtures . Concrete admixtures can reduce the amount of cement needed to achieve a given strength specification. Admixtures are formulated chemicals, often in liquid form, added to ready mix concrete at very low quantities, either during the batching or mixing process.

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TYPES OF CEMENT AND THEIR USES

The Constructor

Air Entraining Cement 11. Air Entraining Cement It is produced by adding indigenous air entraining agents such as resins, glues, sodium salts of Sulphates etc during the grinding of clinker. Quick setting cement 3. Low Heat Cement 4. Sulphates resisting cement 5. Blast Furnace Slag Cement 6. White Cement 8.

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