Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1457344 | Cement and Concrete Research | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Chemical admixtures increase the rheological complexity of cement pastes owing to their chemical and physical interactions with particles, which affects cement hydration and agglomeration kinetics. Using oscillatory rheometry and isothermal calorimetry, this article shows that the cellulose ether HMEC (hydroxymethyl ethylcellulose), widely used as a viscosity modifying agent in self-compacting concretes and dry-set mortars, displayed a steric dispersant barrier effect during the first 2 h of hydration associated to a cement retarding nature, consequently reducing the setting speed. However, despite this stabilization effect, the polymer increased the cohesion strength when comparing cement particles with the same hydration degree.
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Authors
A.M. Betioli, P.J.P. Gleize, D.A. Silva, V.M. John, R.G. Pileggi,