Admix GEL A 50 ADMIXTURES & CONCRETE

RELATED PRODUCTS

Air-entraining admixture for concrete

PRODUCT
PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONSFOR
FORUSE
USE
Admix
AdmixGEL GELAA50 50isisaaliquid
liquidair-entraining
air-entrainingagent,
agent,which
whichincreases
increases Admix
AdmixGEL
GELAA50 50 isis totally
totally miscible
miscible inin water.
water. ItIt must
must bebe
the
thedurability
durabilityand
andquality
qualityofofthe
theconcrete
concreteandandits
itsresistance
resistance incorporated
incorporatedinto
intothe
themixing
mixingwater.
water.
totofreezing
freezingand
andthawing
thawingand andde-icing
de-icingsalt
saltscaling.
scaling. The
Thequantity
quantityofofwater
waterand dosageofofAdmix
anddosage AdmixGELGELAA50 50can
canbebe
The
Themillions
millionsofoftiny
tinyairairbubbles
bubblesproportionately
proportionatelydistributed
distributed determined
determined considering
considering the the properties
properties required
required for for the
the
throughout
throughoutthe theentire
entiremass
massofofwet
wetconcrete
concretemixture
mixtureenables
enables concrete
concretemixture.
mixture.
itittotoachieve
achievehigher
higherworkability
workabilityretention,
retention,better
bettercohesion,
cohesion,
eliminates
eliminates shrinkage
shrinkage crackingcracking and
and provides
provides greater
greater DOSAGE
DOSAGERATES
RATES
resistance
resistance toto freezing
freezing and and thawing
thawing damage
damage without
without anyany Dosing
Dosingrates
ratesranges
rangesfrom
from5050toto900
900ml/100
ml/100kg
kgofofcement.
cement.
remarkable
remarkabledecline
declineininconcrete
concretemechanical
mechanicalproperties.
properties. Special
Speciallaboratory
laboratorytrials
trialsshould
shouldbe becarried
carriedout
outtotodefine
definethe
the
optimum
optimumdosage
dosageneeded
neededtotoobtain
obtainthetherequired
requiredair
aircontent.
content.
PROPERTIES
PROPERTIES Special
Special considerations
considerations are
are toto be
be taken
taken while
while dispensing
dispensing
Admix
AdmixGELGELAA50 50introduced
introducedintointothe
theconcrete,
concrete,generates
generatesaa Admix
AdmixGEL
GELAA50.
50.
network
networkofofstable
stablemicroscopic
microscopicair airbubbles,
bubbles,thus
thusdiminishing
diminishing
the
thephenomena
phenomenaofofcapillarity.
capillarity. PRECAUTIONS
PRECAUTIONS
InInfresh concrete,Admix
freshconcrete, AdmixGELGELAA5050produces
producessome
someplasticizing
plasticizing The
Themaximum
maximumefficiency
efficiencywill
willbe
bedetermined
determinedafterafteraatest
testofof
effect
effect which
which allows
allows the
the reduction
reduction ofof water
water demand
demand by by suitability.
suitability.
approximately
approximately6% 6%and
andenhancement
enhancementininworkability
workabilityretention.
retention. The
Theentrained
entrainedairairisisessentially
essentiallyaafalse
falsefine
fineaggregate.
aggregate.
Admix
AdmixGELGELAA5050improves
improvesfrost
frostresistance
resistanceofofconcrete.
concrete. One
Onemust
mustconsider
considerititas assuch
suchandandreduce
reducethe thequantity
quantityofof
Admix
AdmixGELGELAA5050prevents
preventsbleeding
bleedingand andimproves
improvescohesion.
cohesion. sand
sandcorresponding
correspondingtotothe theadditional
additionalvolume
volumeofofentrained
entrained
The
Theconsolidation
consolidationofofthetheplastic
plasticconcrete
concretebecomes
becomesbetter
better air.
air.The
Theamount
amountofofentrained
entrainedair
airmust
mustbe beverified
verifiedperiodically
periodically
enabling
enablingthethehardened
hardenedconcrete
concretetotobe bedenser
denserandanddevelop
developaa ininconcrete,
concrete,since
sinceititvaries
varieswith
withthe
thenature
natureofofthetheaggregate
aggregate
waterproofing
waterproofingeffect.
effect. and
andW/CW/Cratio.
ratio.
This
Thisproduct
producthas hasbeen
beendeveloped
developedspecially
speciallytotoresist
resistwater
water
permeability
permeabilityininhardened
hardenedconcrete
concreteand andtotosecure
secureexcellent
excellent
PACKAGING
PACKAGING
surface
surfacefinish
finishand
andlimit
limitthe
therisk
riskofoferrors
errorsdue
duetotoexcessive
excessive
Admix
AdmixGEL
GELAA50 50isissupplied
suppliedin:in:
dosage.
dosage.
Bulk,
Bulk,barrels,
barrels,and
andsmall
smallcasks
casks

SCOPE
SCOPEOF
OFUSE
USE STORAGE
STORAGE
Admix
AdmixGELGELAA50 50isissuitable
suitablefor
forlarge
largeareas
areasofofconcrete
concretewhere
where
Admix
AdmixGEL
GELAA50
50can
canbe
bestored
storedupuptoto1 year
1 yearfrom
frommanufacturing
manufacturing
damage
damageby byfrost
frostororshrinkage
shrinkagecracking
crackingisislikely
likelytotohappen.
happen.
date
dateunder
undercover,
cover,out
outofofdirect
directsunlight
sunlightand andprotected
protectedfrom
from
Admix
AdmixGELGELAA50 50isissuitable
suitabletotouse
usewith
withvarious
variouscement
cementtypes,
types,
extreme
extremetemperatures.
temperatures.
including
includingordinary
ordinaryportland
portlandcement
cementandandconcrete
concretemade madewith
with
silica
silicafume,
fume,GGBS,
GGBS,andandfly
flyash
ashininthe
thefollowing
followingareas:
areas:
• • Paving
Pavingofofmotor-ways
motor-ways HEALTH
HEALTH&&SAFETY
SAFETY
• • Airport
Airportrunways
runways InIncase
caseofoffrost,
frost,thetheproduct
productrecovers
recoversits itsproperties
propertiesafter
after
• • Barriers
Barriersand
andreservoirs
reservoirs progressive
progressivethawing
thawingand andhomogenizing
homogenizingby byagitation.
agitation.InIncase
case
• • Sea
Seaworks
works ofofcontact
contactwith
withskin
skinor
oreyes,
eyes,rinse
rinsethoroughly
thoroughlywith withwater.
water.IfIf
• • Large
Largestructures
structures irritation
irritationpersists,
persists,seek
seekmedical
medicalattention.
attention.IfIfswallowed,
swallowed,do donot
not
• • Correction
Correctionofofgrain-size
grain-sizedistribution
distributionofofnatural
naturalsands
sandsthat
that induce
inducevomiting
vomitingandandseek
seekmedical
medicalattention.
attention.
are
arepoor
poorininfine
fineelements
elements
QUALITY
QUALITYSTATEMENT
STATEMENT
CHARACTERISTICS
CHARACTERISTICS All
All our
our products
products are
are manufactured
manufactured toto comply
comply with
with our
our
Appearance
Appearance Brown
Brownliquid
liquid internal
internalQA/QC
QA/QCprogram
programandandquality
qualitymanagement
managementsystemsystem
Specific
Specificgravity
gravityatat20°C
20°C 1.015
1.015 totoensure
ensureconsistency
consistencyand
andquality.
quality.
Chloride
Chloridecontent
content Zero
ZerototoBSBS5075
5075
DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER
APPLICABLE
APPLICABLESTANDARDS
STANDARDS While
Whilethe
thecompany
companyguarantees
guaranteesits
itsproducts
productsagainst
againstdefective
defective
Admix
AdmixGEL
GELAA50
50complies
complieswith
withASTM
ASTM––CC260,
260,BS
BS5075
5075 materials,
materials, the
the use
use and
and application
application ofof these
these products
products areare
made
madewithout
withoutguarantee
guaranteesince
sincethe
theconditions
conditionsofoftheir
theirapplication
application

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use,
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