{"id":2095,"date":"2024-12-19T16:28:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T16:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbmprod.vcnastaging.com\/?page_id=2095"},"modified":"2025-01-03T19:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:13:10","slug":"concrete-additives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/fr\/concrete-additives\/","title":{"rendered":"Concrete Additives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2095\" class=\"elementor elementor-2095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9a23d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd9a23d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda7cb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fda7cb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba66e33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba66e33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c5420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45c5420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concrete Additives\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351ab6bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"351ab6bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ef4dcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39ef4dcb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5178aca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5178aca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>We offer a full line of concrete additives that can make concrete stronger, more crack resistant, more cost efficient, easier to place and finish, or simply more beautiful. Our experienced team of concrete specialists skillfully blend sophisticated combinations of chemical admixtures, fibers, supplementary cements and color pigments to support our customers\u2019 innovations in construction methods while improving the quality, strength, durability and appearance of the finished concrete.<\/p><p>Chemical additives can be added to concrete to provide greater plasticity, workability and earlier levels of strength than from normal concrete or to maintain concrete quality in challenging weather conditions. There are five distinct types of chemical admixtures.<\/p><ul><li>Air entraining agents\u00a0<span class=\"normal-weight\">are added during mixing to produce microscopic air bubbles in concrete which will increase resistance to freeze\u2014thaw cycles, improve workability, and reduce bleeding and segregation of concrete mixtures. Air entrainment is usually specified for outside concrete slabs and is not necessary for interior concrete.<\/span><\/li><li>Water-reducing\u00a0<span class=\"normal-weight\">chemicals are used for two separate purposes: to lower the water content which increase the strength; or to obtain higher slump using the same water content for pumping concrete or in hot weather. Mid-range water reducers tend to be more stable over a wider range of temperatures.<\/span><\/li><li>Retarders\u00a0<span class=\"normal-weight\">delay the initial set of concrete and are used primarily in hot weather.<\/span><\/li><li>Accelerators\u00a0<span class=\"normal-weight\">reduce the initial set time of concrete and are recommended in cold weather as well as fast track construction where early strength gain is critical.<\/span>\u00a0Calcium chloride\u00a0<span class=\"normal-weight\">is the most common and least expensive accelerator for non-reinforced concrete.<\/span>\u00a0Non-chloride accelerators\u00a0<span class=\"normal-weight\">are specified when corrosion is an issue or when placing concrete in sub-freezing conditions.<\/span><\/li><li>Superplasticizers\u00a0<span class=\"normal-weight\">or High Range Water Reducers are in a special class of water-reducers used to produce concrete for pumping concrete where high-strength is required, and congested steel reinforcement is present. Superplasticizers are the critical ingredient in self consolidating concrete (SCC) mixes.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade602a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ade602a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa331a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fa331a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b3e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82b3e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/left_images_6g_colored_concrete.jpg-nggid0256-ngg0dyn-310x190-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/left_images_6g_colored_concrete.jpg-nggid0256-ngg0dyn-310x190-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/left_images_6g_colored_concrete.jpg-nggid0256-ngg0dyn-310x190-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/left_images_6g_colored_concrete.jpg-nggid0256-ngg0dyn-310x190-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efea54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efea54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/CONCRETE-ADMIX.jpg-nggid0253-ngg0dyn-535x348-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/CONCRETE-ADMIX.jpg-nggid0253-ngg0dyn-535x348-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/CONCRETE-ADMIX.jpg-nggid0253-ngg0dyn-535x348-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/CONCRETE-ADMIX.jpg-nggid0253-ngg0dyn-535x348-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cc14a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8cc14a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e4658 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2e4658\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb48d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb48d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reinforcing Fibers\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd97158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd97158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Reinforcing fibers are added to the concrete mix to create a three-dimensional reinforcement system that controls shrinkage and settlement cracking, provide abrasion resistance, and improve the strength and toughness of the hardened concrete. We offer a complete line of fibers, including steel, synthetic poly, and blended steel\/poly fibers. These are used for various applications and in some cases can offer an alternative to wire mesh and even light gauge steel reinforcement.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07a2cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f07a2cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f4a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1f4a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/FIBER.jpg-nggid0255-ngg0dyn-788x492-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/FIBER.jpg-nggid0255-ngg0dyn-788x492-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/FIBER.jpg-nggid0255-ngg0dyn-788x492-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/FIBER.jpg-nggid0255-ngg0dyn-788x492-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/FIBER.jpg-nggid0255-ngg0dyn-788x492-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f81b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88f81b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b254b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04b254b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64eb7d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64eb7d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/EXPANSION.png-nggid0254-ngg0dyn-326x155-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/EXPANSION.png-nggid0254-ngg0dyn-326x155-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.png 326w, https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/EXPANSION.png-nggid0254-ngg0dyn-326x155-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/11\/EXPANSION.png-nggid0254-ngg0dyn-326x155-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c66db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68c66db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a236e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91a236e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplementary Cementing Materials\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca000c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca000c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Supplementary cementing materials, also called mineral admixtures, replace a portion of the cement in a mix and react chemically with calcium hydroxide released from the hydration of cement to form various cement compounds. Typical cementing materials include fly ash, slag, silica fume and other natural pozzolans. These materials are used to make concrete mixtures more economical, reduce permeability, increase strength, or influence other concrete properties. Most of these materials are by-products from coal-fueled power generation, steel production and the manufacture of silicon that would otherwise end up in landfills. Use of these materials can help to garner\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairie.com\/green\/leed.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEED credits<\/a>\u00a0for green building projects.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da32fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"da32fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1.46191 9.16699L9.46191 1.16699M9.46191 1.16699H4.12858M9.46191 1.16699V6.50033\" stroke=\"#96E637\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Superior Materials<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concrete Additives We offer a full line of concrete additives that can make concrete stronger, more crack resistant, more cost efficient, easier to place and finish, or simply more beautiful. Our experienced team of concrete specialists skillfully blend sophisticated combinations of chemical admixtures, fibers, supplementary cements and color pigments to support our customers\u2019 innovations in [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2095","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canadabuildingmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}