ADDITION OF SODIUM NITRITE DURING WINTER CONCRETING /IN RUSSIAN/

NUMEROUS TESTS HAVE SHOWN THAT PRECAST CONCRETE AND REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES CAN BE CONSOLIDATED WITHOUT HEAT. THIS METHOD, WHICH CONSISTS IN ADDING SODIUM NITRITE TO MORTAR AND CONCRETE AS A PROTECTION AGAINST FROST, OFFERS PRACTICAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES. NITRITE SODIUM ADMIXTURE CAN BE USED IN TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS - 30 DEGREES C. /LCPC/RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 12, pp 19-21, 2 FIG, 2 TAB, 4 REF
• Authors:
  • Besser, Y P
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Beton I Zhelezobeton /Ussr/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Admixtures; Cold weather construction; Concrete construction; Concrete structures; Consolidations; Frost protection; Nitrites; Precast concrete; Reinforced concrete; Sodium
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00213145
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1971 12:00AM