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After water, concrete is the most used thing in the world. The mixer of cement
,water and coarse aggregate is called Concrete.
Plastic stage :-The time duration when concrete begins to take their original
shape after the removal of stress or strain. At the time of plastic stage
concrete should have:-
Good workability
Freedom from segregation
freedom from bleeding
Strength
Durability
Impermeability
Dimensional change
1. Strength :-
(4) Dimension change:-
1. Shrinkage
2. Creep
3. Thermal Expansion
4. Elasticity
Admixture
Admixture are the material added in basic constitute before or during
mixing,Admixture are added in concrete in order to modify, the property of
concrete with desire performance and strength.
Some types of admixture :-