Abstract:The influence of a complex application of both plasticizing and air-entraining effects on concrete with polycarboxylate ether superplasticizer (PCE), air-entraining admixture (AIR), or an anti-foaming agent (AF) is analyzed in this paper with considerations for on the air content, workability, flexural and compressive strength, and freezing–thawing resistance of hardened cement mixtures. The effect of the complex behavior of PCE, AIR, and AF on the porosity of hardened cement mortar (HCM) and freezing–thawing … Show more
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