Applications

• FARCOPLAST P9-3R is recommended for use in all types of concrete including pumped, precast, silica fumeflyash, extruded, prestressed, underwater, flowable and selfcompacting concrete.
• FARCOPLAST P9-3R is a suitable admixture for hot weather and long transportation concreting.

Advantages

• Provides a cohesive non segregating concrete mixture
• Increase the slump of concrete from 2-6 to 10-20cm with few dosages.
• Improves impermeability against sulfate, chloride and water due to reduced water content
• Improves abrasion and frost resistance by decreasing W/CM
• Good workability retention and
• Improves pumping and consolidation

P9-3R is formulated to produce high workable concrete wich is able to keep the slump for 45 moneutes.

Method of use

• FARCOPLAST P9-3R is supplied ready for use and is completely miscible in water.
• It can be added in to the mixer at the same time as the mixing water.
• It should not be added directly to the cement or dry materials.
• FARCOPLAST P9-3R may be added at the end of mixing process by dispensing equipment or it may also be added to the concrete in a drum of ready mix truck, it should be mixed at least 1 minute per m³ of concrete at high speed.

Dosage

• FARCOPLAST P9-3R is normally dosed at a rate of 0.4 – 2% by weight of CM).
• P9-3R is normally dosed at a rate of 100gr  – 1600gr per 100kg of cementitous materials (0.1-1.6% by weight of CM).
• Dosage recommendations depend on the characte ristics of the mix design.
• Field testing is recommended to determine the optimum dosage and effect on both plastic and hardened concrete properties such as : workability and workability retention, setting time, early and ultimate strength.