Influence of Air Temperature on the Performance of Different Water-Reducing Admixtures with Respect to the Properties of Fresh and Hardened Mortar

The performance of water-reducing admixtures used in concrete is affected by the weather conditions to which the concrete mixture is exposed. The most used WRAs are lignosulfonate, naphthalene, and polycarboxylate. However, they react differently to weather conditions, especially to air temperature....

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Main Authors: Wilson Ricardo Leal Silva, Luiz Roberto Prudêncio, Alexandre Lima Oliveira, Gabriela Damo, Eduardo Tochetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/136768
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