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RETARDING ADMIX [1 record]

Record 1 2014-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction
  • Construction Materials
DEF

A chemical compound (as gypsum, lime, sodium tannate, etc.) that is used to prolong the thickening, setting, or hardening time of oil-well cements ...

CONT

Retarders are materials that decrease the cement's rate of hydration, thereby increasing setting time and decreasing the strengthening rate during the early ages.

OBS

... the opposite of an accelerator, which is added to reduce the setting time.

Key term(s)
  • retarding admix
  • retarding admixture
  • retarder of set

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage
  • Matériaux de construction
DEF

Adjuvant retardant la prise du béton.

CONT

Les retardateurs de prise [sont] utilisés dans les bétons transportés sur de grandes distances ou mis en place à l'aide de pompes, ainsi que dans la construction de grandes pièces monolithes.

OBS

retardateur de prise : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • retardeur de prise

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormigonado
  • Materiales de construcción
DEF

Aditivo que prolonga el inicio del fraguado del concreto.

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