Title:
Products & Practice Spotlight: Solving the Slab Moisture Issue
Author(s):
Scott Bergsbaken
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
39
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
51-54
Keywords:
concrete, admixture, moisture, adhesive
DOI:
Date:
1/1/2017
Abstract:
When used as a concrete admixture, sodium silicate reacts with the calcium hydroxide and the free water in the mixture to form C-S-H gel. The gel serves as an internal curing medium, bleed channels and pores are drastically minimized, and vapor transmission is dramatically reduced.