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AIR ENTRAINER [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction
DEF

An admixture (soap, grease or resin) to concrete or cement, that drags small bubbles of air, about 1 mm or smaller in diameter, into the mix and increases its workability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage
DEF

Adjuvant entraînant la formation dans le béton de microbulles d'air en proportion contrôlable, mais ne dépassant pas 15% du volume du mortier interstitiel (passant au tamis de 5 mm).

OBS

entraîneur d'air : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR [Association française de normalisation].

Key term(s)
  • adjuvant entraîneur d'air
  • additif aérant

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormigonado
DEF

Aditivo que genera, durante el mezclado, un sistema de burbujas microscópicas de aire en el concreto o el mortero.

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