Lecture

New Trends in Concrete: Admixtures and High Performance Concrete

Description

This lecture covers the use of adjuvants in concrete, such as accelerators, retarders, and superplasticizers, which modify its properties. It also explores recent developments like self-compacting concrete and ultra fiber-reinforced concrete. The presentation delves into the impact of adjuvants on concrete performance, durability, and cost. Additionally, it discusses the importance of air entrainers for frost resistance and the role of viscosity agents in preventing concrete segregation. The lecture highlights the advancements in high strength concrete technology, including the use of mineral additives and thickeners to enhance concrete properties. It also examines the history and mechanisms of superplasticizers, as well as the application of accelerators in concrete construction.

About this result
This page is automatically generated and may contain information that is not correct, complete, up-to-date, or relevant to your search query. The same applies to every other page on this website. Please make sure to verify the information with EPFL's official sources.

Graph Chatbot

Chat with Graph Search

Ask any question about EPFL courses, lectures, exercises, research, news, etc. or try the example questions below.

DISCLAIMER: The Graph Chatbot is not programmed to provide explicit or categorical answers to your questions. Rather, it transforms your questions into API requests that are distributed across the various IT services officially administered by EPFL. Its purpose is solely to collect and recommend relevant references to content that you can explore to help you answer your questions.