1. SCOPE
This specification covers the quality of chemical admixtures for manufacturer of portland cement concrete.
2. QUALITY
Air-entraining admixtures shall conform to the requirements of ASTM Specification C 260.
Water reducing and/or retarding admixtures shall conform to the requirements of ASTM Specification C 494, Types A, B, D, F, or G.
Plasticizing or plasticizing and retarding admixtures shall conform to ASTM Specification C 1017.
Accelerating or water-reducing and accelerating admixtures shall be non-corrosive and conform to the requirements of ASTM Specification C 494, Types C and E. The manufacturer shall provide long-term test data results from an independent laboratory verifying that the product is non-corrosive when used in concrete exposed to continuously moist conditions.
Specification Date 10/98