Title: Performance of Superplasticizers in Concrete: Laboratory Investigation-Part I

Author(s): V.M. Malhotra and D. Malanka

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 62

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 209-244

Keywords: admixtures; air entrainment; bubbles; compressive strength; concretes; flexural strength; freeze-thaw durability; high-strength concretes; laboratories; mechanical properties; plasticizers; segregation; slump tests; water-reducing agents

DOI: 10.14359/17727

Date: 1/1/1979

Abstract:
Superplasticizers are new types of water reducers which when added to concrete, cause large increases in its workability. The introduction of these water reducers has opened up new possibilites for concrete in construction. This report gives results of a laboratory investigation to determine the performance of superlasticizers in high-strength concrete with a water-cement ratio of 0.42.