FARCOPLAST PS10

Applications

• Tremie concrete
• Hot weather concreting
• Suitable for cements with high slump losses
• Concrete containing fly ash or silica fume
• Blast furnace slag cement concrete
• Pumping concrete

Advantages

• Provides a cohesive non segregating concrete mixture
• Concretes with slump retention properties of 1 to 6 hours Improves impermeability against sulfate, chloride and water due to reduced water content
• Improves abrasion and frost resistance by decreasing W/CM
• PS10 is specially suitable for producing high workability concrete that has excellent workability retention, in this application, extension in setting time and little loss in early age compressive strength are observed.
• Reduced dosage range in comparison with conventional polycarboxylates.

Dosage

• PS10 is normally dosed at a rate of 0.4-1.4% byweight of cementitious materials.
• Dosage recommendations depend on the characteristics 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.

Method of use

• FARCOPLAST PS10 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 PS10 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.

Compatibility

With cements

FARCOPLAST PS10 is suitable for use with cement replacement materials e.g. Fly ash, silica fume and blast furnace slag cement concrete.

With other Admixtures

FARCOPLAST PS10 should not be premixed or used with other admixtures unless receive the approval from manufacturer. We would recommend that SHIMISAKHTEMAN be consulted in such circumstances.