Volume 19
Issue 1
Civil Engineering
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume19/issue1/abs-07.html
MODIFICATION OF CEMENT PASTES FOR THE REPAIRS OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Jan Kempiński, Wojciech Kilian, Robert ¦wierzko
Institute of Building Engineering, Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroc³aw, Poland
ABSTRACT
The paper presents results of experiments on the effect of superplasticizer addition on rheological and strength properties of cement paste destined for injection applications. Tested samples were produced with the CEM I 42.5 R Portland cement. The water-to-cement ratio varied from 0.35 to 0.55 and the amount of plasticizing agent varied from 0 to 3% by cement mass. The investigations were performed with the coaxial rotating viscotester. The strength of the matured samples was tested in accordance with valid building codes. The experiments showed that addition of the liquefying admixture effects in simplification of the rheological structure of paste. The strength of matured paste samples with the superplasticizer addition was considerably increased.
Key words: rheology, cement paste, superplasticizer.
Jan Kempiński
Institute of Building Engineering, Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroc³aw, Poland
pl. Grunwaldzki 24
50-363 Wroc³aw
Poland
Phone: +48 71 3205503
Fax:+48 71 3205579
email: wojciech.kilian@up.wroc.pl
Wojciech Kilian
Institute of Building Engineering, Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroc³aw, Poland
pl. Grunwaldzki 24
50-363 Wroc³aw
Poland
email: wojciech.kilian@up.wroc.pl
Robert ¦wierzko
Institute of Building Engineering, Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroc³aw, Poland
pl. Grunwaldzki 24
50-363 Wroc³aw
Poland
email: robert.swierzko@up.wroc.pl
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