Hydrophob modified HEC as additive for An additive for portland cement-based masonry mortar mixes is described which is based on hydrophob modified hydroxyethyl cellulose. Its essential property is a low level of adsorption onto portland cement. Key properties include good water retention even at elevated temperatures, air entrainment, good low-air workability, and flexural bond strength enhancement (meets the requirements of ASTM C 1329 for mortar cements). Its use level is around 0.007%; tradenames are Nexton M20W, M23W and M25W. Publisher: Hercules Inc., 2000. US6068696 (Equivalents: EP1098861, DE69903173) Cat: Patents: Thickener, Rheological Additives
Alkali-Silica Reaction and High Performance Concrete Answers the question if high-performance concrete is susceptible to alkali-silica reaction. The paper contains details on the alkali-silica reaction mechanism and the factors influencing it as well as an overview on available test methods (i.e. ASTM C1260 and C227). Besides an abstract the fulltext is available as PDF (24 pages, 1,3 MB). Publisher: C.F. Ferraris, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1995 Cat: Materials Science: Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete