The present disclosure relates to an artificial agglomerated stone comprising micronized feldspar and to a method for its manufacturing.

An anti-blast concrete and a method of fabricating an anti-blast structure member using such anti-blast concrete are disclosed. The composition of the anti-blast concrete according to the invention includes, in parts by weight, 1.0 part by weight of cement, 1.0 to 2.5 parts by weight of fine aggregates, 1.0 to 2.5 parts by weight of coarse aggregates, and a plurality of reinforcing fibers. The weight ratio of the reinforcing fibers to the cement ranges from 0.5% to 3%. The plurality of reinforcing fibers are a plurality of carbon fibers or a plurality of aramid fibers. A test body, made of the anti-blast concrete of the invention, has an average number of times of repeated impacts at an impact energy of 49.0 Joules equal to or larger than 41 times at 28 days of age.

The invention relates to a computer-aided method and a device for controlling a concrete mixing plant for the production of ready-mixed concrete (1) or mixed concrete, which is mixed at least from the components cement (6a; 6b) and aggregates (8a, 8b, 8c) with the addition of water (9) in a motor-driven mixer unit (3), wherein at least the required mixing time (t.sub.M) of the mixer unit (3) is calculated before the start of the mixing process by means of an electronic prognosis unit (10), which calculates the current moisture (F), measured by means of at least one moisture sensor (11), of at least the aggregates (8a, 8b, 8c) to be added and the temperature measured by means of at least one temperature sensor (12;13;14) or thermal imaging camera, in order to determine the required mixing time (t.sub.M) of the mixer unit (3) on the basis of a predetermined concrete formulation (18), taking into account the various measured values determined by the sensors.

An inorganic fiber toughened inorganic composite artificial stone panel and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The panel includes a surface layer and a toughened base layer. The surface layer includes the the following components in parts by weight: 40-70 parts of quartz sand, 10-30 parts of quartz powder, 20-45 parts of inorganic active powder, 0.5-4 parts of pigment, 0.3-1 parts of water reducing agent and 3-10 parts of water. The toughened base layer includes the following components in parts by weight: 40-60 parts of inorganic active powder, 45-65 parts of sand, 0.8-1.5 parts of water reducing agent, 6-14 parts of water, 0.4-2 parts of inorganic fiber and 0.8-2.5 parts of toughener.

The invention relates to a method (100) for selecting the composition of a construction material including an excavated clay soil, said construction material composition to include deflocculating agent and activating agent quantities adapted to the excavated clay soil, said method including a step of receiving (130) a measured value of at least one physicochemical property of an excavated clay soil, and a step of selecting (170) a deflocculating agent quantity and an activating agent quantity adapted to the excavated clay soil. In addition, the invention also relates to a method (200) for calibrating a calculation algorithm for determining the composition of a site construction material, to a construction material formed from an excavated clay soil, and to a system (400) for preparing a construction material including an excavated clay soil.

An aqueous dispersion and uses therefor. The aqueous dispersion includes a Component (a), Component (b) and Component (c). Where Component (a) is a polymer prepared by the polymerization of monomers comprising a vinyl ester and an ethylene, where Component (b) is an acrylate-based polymer and where Component (c) is water. A film that is formed from the aqueous dispersion has a glass transition temperature of less than or equal to −7° C. The aqueous dispersion the polymer of the Component (a) has a pot life of longer than or equal to 4 hours after being mixed with cement. Where Component (a) is present in an amount of higher than 35%, based on the total weight of the aqueous dispersion and Component (b) is present in an amount of less than or equal to 20%, based on the total weight of the aqueous dispersion.

The present invention relates in part to an alkali-silica reaction mitigation admixture comprising an organic or inorganic salt that provides an aluminum, calcium, magnesium, or iron cation. The present invention also relates to a method of mitigating the alkali-silica reaction in a concrete product. The invention is further related to kits comprising the alkali-silica mitigation admixture and an instruction booklet.

Class C fly ash-based cementitious materials, concretes, and related techniques are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, an activated class C fly ash-based cementitious material may be produced by intergrinding class C fly ash (e.g., classified to remove quartz and/or other contaminants and, thus, increase the reactive materials present), an activator, sodium citrate, borax, and a polycarboxylate material. The class C fly ash may have an amorphous glass content of about 60 wt % or more, a calcium oxide (CaO.sub.2) content of about 20 wt % or more, and a quartz content of about 10 wt % or less. The activator may be a chemical which reacts with class C fly ash to form strätlingite structures therein when introduced with water. In some cases, the cementitious material may be provided as an all-in-one powder blend. In some case, techniques disclosed herein may be utilized in providing a fast-setting flowable fill material.

Composite cement with improved reactivity and improved fresh properties comprising a hydraulic cement or a caustic activator, a hyaloclastite as pozzolan containing 45-62 wt.-% SiO.sub.2, 10-20 wt.% Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 6-15 wt.-% Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, 7-15 wt.-% CaO, 7-15 wt.-% MgO, 1.5-4 wt.% (K.sub.2O+Na.sub.2O), and having 0-5 wt.-% loss on ignition at 950° C. and ≥50 wt.-% X-ray amorphous phase, and a carbonate filler with an at least bimodal particle size distribution adapted to provide a slope n in a Rosin-Rammler-Sperling-Bennett distribution curve of ≤1.15 in a particle size distribution of the composite cement; a method for manufacturing it, as well as use of a composition comprising the hyaloclastite as pozzolan and the carbonate filler as mineral addition for composite cements comprising a hydraulic cement or a caustic activator.

A dispersant composition includes a) at least one polymer constituted of monomers having naphthalene ring and/or melamine; b). at least one polymer having carboxylic acid and/or phosphoric acid group and/or any group that is hydrolyzed into carboxylic or phosphoric; and c). at least one polymer having a structure of Formula I: ##STR00001##
R.sup.1 is hydrogen or alky group having carbon number not less than 1, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl group having carbon number not less than 3, alkenyl group having carbon number not less than 2, aryl group having carbon number not less than 6; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alky group having carbon number from 1 to 3; A is alkylene group having carbon number from 3 or 4; m and n are positive numbers wherein m is more than n and the sum of m and n is more than 9 and less than 12. Also provided is a method of using the dispersant composition in a mortar or concrete, and the weight percentage of the dispersant composition is from 0.01% to 2.5% based on the weight of cement in mortar. Further provided is an aqueous composition including the dispersant composition.