Construction Research & Technology Gmbh

Steve Schaef

Emmanuel Attiogbe

Charles Kerobo

John L Randolph

Paul Horst Seiler

Stefan Muessig

Thomas Chirayil

Roger Reinicker

Van Bui

Dan Vojtko

Daniel Vojtko

Trevor Paul Larch

Kyle K Frederick

A strength enhancing admixture for cementitious and/or pozzolanic compositions including, based on the total dry weight of the admixture, calcium silicate hydrate in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 94 weight percent, and: i) at least one alkanolamine in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 55 weight percent; ii) at least one inorganic accelerator in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 85 weight percent; and iii) at least one carbohydrate in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 50 weight percent; wherein the calcium silicate hydrate includes a product of a reaction of a water-soluble calcium compound with a water-soluble silicate compound in presence of a water-soluble dispersant; and wherein the at least one inorganic accelerator includes any inorganic accelerator(s) other than calcium silicate hydrate.

Strength enhancing admixture for cementitious compositions

A composite material includes a cementitious composition and a plurality of fibers disposed in the cementitious composition. Each of the plurality of fibers includes a plastic component. Each of the plurality of fibers further includes a surfactant and a metal oxide, each independently heterogeneously dispersed throughout each of the plurality of fibers. A method of forming the composite material includes the step of combining the plastic component, the surfactant, and the metal oxide, to form the plurality of fibers. The method further includes the step of disposing the plurality of fibers in the cementitious composition to form the composite material.

Cementitious composite material including a plurality of filled fibers

A cementitious composition including at least one cementitious material and at least one crack reducing admixture including: (i) from 0 to about 5 weight percent of at least one alcohol, based on the total weight of the admixture excluding water; and (ii) a compound having the chemical structure of formula (III): wherein: v is an integer from 0 to 50 and w is an integer from 0 to 50, with the proviso that the sum of v and w is at least 1 but not greater than 50. Also, methods of making the cementitious composition, reducing or eliminating the formation of cracks in a cementitious composition as the cementitious composition cures, and limiting the size of cracks which form in a cementitious composition as the cementitious composition cures using an admixture for cementitious compositions as described herein.

Crack-reducing admixture for cementitious compositions

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