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Set Accelerating Admixtures

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Concrete Admixtures

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Set accelerating admixtures are best defined as those which, when added to concrete, mortar or paste, increase the rate of hydration of hydraulic cement, shorten the time of setting and increase the rate of early strength development. This class of admixtures is designated as Type C or Type E, and their performance requirements in portland cement concrete are specified in ASTM C494 [1]. Some of those requirements have been previously listed in Table 2–1.

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Dodson, V.H. (1990). Set Accelerating Admixtures. In: Concrete Admixtures. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4843-7_4

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