Abstract
Foam concrete has an increasing use today. It is a preferred type of lightweight concrete due to its ease of application and low unit weight. In this study, the effects of plasticizer and setting accelerator additives added to foam concrete mixtures were investigated and optimization studies were carried out. According to this, the effect of fluidity, water / binder, water / solid ratios on fresh and hardened concrete properties were investigated. In this study, two different plasticizer additives and one setting accelerator chemical additive were used. The effects of chemical additives on mixtures were investigated. Use of the same proportions of polycarboxylic ether-based superplasticizer (SAp) additive compared to the addition of melamine sulfonate polymer based superplasticizer (SAm) were reduce fluidity times (more fluidty) and accordingly, higher strength values were obtained. Rheological properties of the foam concrete can be determined in practice by Marsh cone method.
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