Concrete Admixtures

Applications

• Reinforced concrete
• Raft & basements
• Water retaining tanks
• Wash-rooms

Features & Benefits

• Complies with IS:2645
• Reduces capillary suction
• Reduces efflorescence
• Improves cohesion of mix

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

100 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• R.C.C. members
• Site-batched concrete
• Low-slump concrete
• Concrete blocks / tiles

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type A
• Enables cement saving
• Improves cohesion of mix
• Reduces capillary pores

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

100–250 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Controlled set-retarder
• Hot weather concrete
• Self-compacting mixes
• Slip-form placements

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type B & D
• Excellent slump retention
• Low impact on strength gain
• Low dosage, economical

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

100–250 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• R.C.C. members
• Cold weather concrete
• Pavement retrofitting
• Sub-zero concrete

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type C
• Accelerates hydration
• High early strength gains
• Compatible with most cements

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

Please refer product datasheet.

Applications

• Raft and foundation
• Hot weather concrete
• Ready-mix concrete
• PQC for rigid pavement

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type B & D
• Wide dosage range, robust
• Enhances pumping
• Improves cohesion of mix

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result.

Estimation

150–500 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Site-batched concrete
• Wet-shotcrete mix
• Precast elements
• Prestress concrete

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type F
• Enables high-early strengths
• Reduced friction in pumps
• Enables reduced w/c ratio

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

400–1000 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Precast concrete
• Wet-shotcrete mix
• Prestress concrete
• Paver blocks

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type F
• Excellent water reduction
• High-early strength gains
• Quicker removal of forms

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

400–1000 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Ready-mix concrete
• Long haul concrete
• OPC / fly-ash mixes

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type G
• Improves slump retention
• Reduced bleed / segregation
• Low dosage, economical

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result.

Estimation

Please refer product datasheet.

Applications

• Site-batched concrete
• Ready-mix concrete
• Blended cement

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type G
• Optimised low-dose formula
• Reduced bleed / segregation
• Improved slump retention

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result.

Estimation

250–750 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Silica fume / slag mixes
• High-range concrete
• Site-batched concrete
• Precast / pre-stress mixes

Features & Benefits

• Good dispersion capability
• Higher water reductions
• Extended slump retention
• Controlled retardation

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

400–1000 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Ready-mixed concrete
• Long-distance transporting
• Pumped concrete
• High workability without segregation or bleeding

Features & Benefits

• Good dispersion even in mixes with high fines
• High workability for longer periods
• Lower pumping pressure
• Resistance to segregation even at high workability

Usage Guidelines

Refer guidelines of Master Rheobuild 2000M.

Estimation

400–1200 ml per 100 kg of cement

Applications

• Precast concrete
• Triple-blend mixes
• Self-compacting mixes
• Site-batched concrete

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type F
• Excellent water reductions
• High early strength gain
• Controlled slump retention

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

250–750 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Precast segments
• Prestress concrete
• Hollow-core slabs
• Cold weather concrete

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type E, F, G
• Ultra-high early strengths
• Eliminates need of steam-cure
• Controlled slump retention

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

250–750 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Ready-mix concrete
• Site-batched concrete
• Triple-blend mixes
• Self-compacting mixes

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type F, G
• Excellent slump retention
• High early slump gain
• Adaptable to cement changes

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

250–750 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Site-batched concrete
• Long haul concrete
• Precast girder
• Ready-mix concrete

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type F, G
• Adaptable to cement changes
• Robust strength enhancer
• Controlled slump retention

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

250–750 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Self-compacting mixes
• Gap-graded mixes

Features & Benefits

• Complies with EFNARC
• Improves cohesion
• Reduces segregation
• Ready to use

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

250–750 ml per bag of cement

Applications

• Low-fine self-compacting concrete
• Viscosity enhancer

Features & Benefits

• Complies with EFNARC
• Enables low-grade SCC
• Works with low-fines

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

0.1–0.6% by weight of binder

Applications

• Long haul mixes
• Returned concrete
• Wash water handling
• On-demand shotcrete

Features & Benefits

• ASTM C-494, Type B
• Controlled inhibition
• Option for early activation
• Salvage returned concrete

Usage Guidelines

Please refer the datasheet for the usage instructions as per the intended application.

Estimation

Please refer product datasheet.

Applications

• Lightweight backfills
• Lightweight concrete
• Foamed mortar

Features & Benefits

• Produces stable foam
• Enables predictable density
• Liquid, easy to use
• Density as low as 600 kg/m³

Usage Guidelines

Generate foam using a Meyco foam gun and introduce the foam into the wet mix. Rotate the drum for even dispersion of foam.

Estimation

Please refer product datasheet.

Applications

• Marine structures
• Rafts & foundations
• Parking & bridge decks

Features & Benefits

• Reacts with the chlorides in concrete and prevents chloride-induced corrosion

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result.

Estimation

5–30 litre per m³, based on chloride levels

Applications

• Rock support in tunnels
• Permanent shotcrete
• Slope stabilisation
• Tunnels by NATM

Features & Benefits

• Complies with EFNARC
• Quick setting, rapid hardening
• Low rebound loss, savings
• Enables high thickness build

Usage Guidelines

Stir well before use. Introduce along with gauging water at the last to the mixer for best result. Always use measured quantities.

Estimation

3–8% by weight of binder