Study on the Effect of Cellulose Ether on the Performance of Concrete

Abstract

In this paper, the influence of HPMC, which serves as an admixture, on workability, air content, slump loss and compressive strength of concrete is studied in detail based on a blending method. The test results show that the workability of concrete with a 2% admixture containing 0.04% HPMC can meet the construction requirements under the same conditions. Besides, its air content is 2.1% and the compressive strength of it is the highest. However, when the content of HPMC exceeds 0.04% or more, the air content of concrete will be higher and the compressive strength of it will get lower.