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Underwater Concrete Admixture System
Uses Technical Support
Conplast UW is an admixture system specially Fosroc provides a technical advisory service for on-
designed for ready-mix concrete to site assistance and advice on admixture
Allows concrete to be placed underwater.
Increases the cohesion of concrete mixes Compatibility
and minimizes washout. Conplast UW is compatible with other Fosroc
Produces well-compacted high quality SNF / SMF or PCE based Superplasticiser
concrete. used in the same concrete mix.
Additional Superplasticizer (SP) should be
Advantages added before Conplast UW.
Reduces washout of cement paste during
The dosage of SP and Conplast UW
underwater placing.
admixture should be assessed by the trial
Can remove need for -placing equipment. mix.
Allows higher strength and reinforced Compatible with all types of Portland cement,
concrete to be satisfactorily placed and with cement replacement such as PFA,
underwater. Silica Fume, GGBS.
Standards Compliance
Conplast UW complies with the requirements of Setting Times
ASTM C494, Type S (Special) Cement. Stiffening time of concrete using Conplast UW is
retarded by approximately 6 - 24 hours at normal
Description dosage, depending on temperature, cement and mix
Conplast UW is a chloride free water soluble characteristics.
admixture supplied as a fine powder. Conplast
UW produces a gel in the water which surrounds Cement Washout
the cement particles and protects them from Typically ordinary concrete can exhibit a washout of
washout. up to 30% of the fines content. Using Conplast UW in
Conplast UW delays the initial set of concrete and the same mix, this can be reduced to less than 6%.
so allows longer transport and placing times. Washout resistance is assessed by filling a perforated
Once the concrete is in place, no washout will basket with the concrete mix, allowing it to drop
likely occur. through water five times and measuring the loss in
weight of the concrete after each drop.
Dosage
Conplast UW will normally be added at dosage Instructions for Use
0.60 – 1.20% cement / cementitious content,
preferably with Superplasticizer to reach the Mix Design
desired flowability. Mix proportions should be determined as for a
Optimum dosage should be determined by site cohesive pump mix:
trials. Sand content 40-55% of the total aggregate
weight (S/A Ratio)
Overdosing Cement + cementitious min, 400 kg/m3.
An overdose of double the recommended Site/plant trials must be carried out to determine the
measure of Conplast UW will result in an optimum mix design and workability requirements.
increase in the anti-washout properties, but
accompanied with drawbacks of low slump Mixing
performance, significantly increased retardation A. Forced Action Mixer
and strength loss of the concrete. Conplast UW should be added before final portion
of mixing water, but after SP admixture. Add it
Properties slowly and with care towards the end of the
Compacted bulk density : 550 – 650 kg/m3 mixing cycle. Mixing should continue for a further
Chloride content : not intentionally added 1-2 minutes, then add the final mixing water.
selection, evaluation trials and dispensing
equipment.
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B. Concrete Truck Mixer Precautions
Conplast UW should be added carefully before
final portion of mixing water after SP admixture
into the truck and mixed for 5-10 minutes at high Health and safety
speed, then add the last water portion. It is Conplast UW has no specific health hazards. It is non-
essential that truck mixers used are in good toxic but should not be ingested. Any eye
condition. contamination should be flushed with clean water and
medical advice should be sought.
Placing
The concrete may be pumped, skipped or tremied into Fire
place, alternatively it may be flowed down an Conplast UW powder is not flammable.
inclination.
Free fall of highly workable concrete tends to result in
Cleaning and Disposal
turbulent flow which segregates the mix and increases
Spillages of Conplast UW will get when in contact with
water/cement ratio. At high workability it is, therefore,
moisture and should therefore be removed in the dry
not recommended that the concrete is allowed to free
state. The disposal of excess or waste material should
fall, even from the end of a tremie.
be carried out in accordance with local legislation
under the guidance of the local waste regulatory
Technical Support authority.
Fosroc provides a technical advisory service for on-
site assistance and advice on admixture selection,
evaluation trials and dispensing equipment.
Supply
Conplast UW : 10 kg bag
Storage
Conplast UW should be stored in its sealed bags,
protected from moisture and off the floor. A minimum
shelf life of 12 months could then be expected.
Important note
Fosroc products are guaranteed against defective materials and manufacture and are sold subject to its standard
Conditions for the Supply of Goods and Services, copies of which may be obtained on request. Whilst Fosroc
endeavours to ensure that any advice, recommendation, specification of information it may give is accurate and
PT.FOSROC correct, it cannot, because it has no direct or continuous control over where or how its products are applied, accept
any liability either directly or indirectly arising from the use of its products, whether or not in accordance with any
Indonesia advice, specification, recommendation of information given by it.
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