Admixtures in cement: a study of dosage rates on early hydration

• DOI: 10.1007/bf02472282
• Publication Date: 2006-08-10T13:22:40Z
• Authors: W. J. McCarter; S. Garvin
• Keywords: 0211 other engineering and technologies; 02 engineering and technology

The authors have shown from earlier work that the electrical response of cement paste to an alternating electrical field can be used as a technique for monitoring hydration and phenomena such as setting and hardening. This paper demonstrates an area in which the technique could prove effective, by showing the influence of a range of commercial admixtures on electrical response. It is clearly indicated that admixtures have a definite effect on the response characteristics.