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Title: Relevance of Concrete Superplasticizers in a Developing Economy

Author(s): V. G. Gokhale and R. Paranjpe

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 68

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 381-392

Keywords: cements; chemical analysis; concrete construction; developing countries; cizers; economics; manufacturing; plants; plasti-production methods; quality control; research.

DOI: 10.14359/6482

Date: 1/1/1981

Abstract:
Today, the developing countries have sufficient techni-cal manpower and basic research facilities to develop indigenous know-how for most chemicals. As far as superplasticizers are concerned, Gas-layer Chromatographic equipment, Infra-red/Ultra-violet spectrometers and a well equipped analytical chemical laboratory are adequate to develop know-how indigenously. The paper describes such development work which has been successfully done in India. Such production of superplasticizers is essential to developing countries where cement shortages and poor quality cement seriously hamper construction work of large and essential projects.