A strengthening concrete admixture for the production of high-strength concrete products is provided. The strengthening concrete admixture comprises water; a set retarder comprising a salt of gluconic acid; one or more set accelerators; one or more hardening accelerators; and at least one stabilizing agent. Incorporation of the strengthening admixture in a cement mixture enhances both early and late age strength development and allows for sustainable and more energy efficient construction practices.

Methods and compositions for the installation of scientifically engineered and constructed unpaved runways are disclosed herein. The compositions are heterogeneous mixtures produced by blending aliphatic or cyclic organic compounds with binders that chemically react with gravel, aggregate, and soil particles to create permanent bonds, resulting in a strengthened and stabilized surface. When blended into the aggregate of a runway surface, the organic compounds act as a carrier fluid, distributing the binder system evenly so particles of all sizes are thoroughly and uniformly coated with the composition. Once the composition is distributed, an adhesion promoting compound reacts with constituents in the aggregate to increase the formation and strength of chemical bonds between particles.

A synchronous single-liquid grouting slurry, its technology and application for large diameter shield engineering under water-rich, high-pressure and weak soil strata conditions, comprising raw materials: 1050-1200 parts of gold tailing, 420-480 parts of silicate cement clinker, 220-240 parts of fly ash, 45-120 parts of waste clay brick, 65-95 parts of slag, 25-45 parts of limestone tailing, 70-80 parts of steel slag, 30-45 parts of silica fume, 15-22 parts of desulfurized gypsum, and 9-15 parts of quick-setting and early-strength composite additive. The invention controls the d.sub.50, d.sub.85 and d.sub.95 of the material particles as 35-40, 42-48 and 50-55 μm, respectively. Gold tailing with the particle size of 120-600 μm being used as the fine aggregate, their volume fractions are 40-60%. The slurry production technique, comprising crushing-sieving-superfine ball milling-homogenization-particle size classification-variable speed mixing being developed. The shield tail eight-point grouting technique is being developed for filling.

Described herein is a process for paving a surface with an asphalt paving material, comprising the steps of laying asphalt paving material on a surface to be paved; and combining an asphalt rejuvenator and the asphalt paving material; wherein the asphalt rejuvenator and the asphalt paving material are combined immediately before, concurrently with, or immediately after the asphalt paving material is laid on the surface to be paved. The asphalt paving material may be virgin asphalt, or it may comprise reclaimed asphalt pavement and/or recycled asphalt shingles.

Described herein is a process for paving a surface with an asphalt paving material, comprising the steps of laying asphalt paving material on a surface to be paved; and combining an asphalt rejuvenator and the asphalt paving material; wherein the asphalt rejuvenator and the asphalt paving material are combined immediately before, concurrently with, or immediately after the asphalt paving material is laid on the surface to be paved. The asphalt paving material may be virgin asphalt, or it may comprise reclaimed asphalt pavement and/or recycled asphalt shingles.

A hardener composition can be used for a reactive resin system containing a reactive resin based on radically curable, ethylenically unsaturated compounds. The hardener composition contains a hardener for the reactive resin and a filler mixture. The filler mixture is composed of a first filler having a first average particle size d.sub.50,1 and a second filler having a second average particle size d.sub.50,2. The first average particle size d.sub.50,1 of the first filler is greater than the second average particle size d.sub.50,2 of the second filler (d.sub.50,1>d.sub.50,2). The ratio d.sub.50,1 to d.sub.50,2 (d.sub.50,1:d.sub.50,2) is in the range of 8:1 to 100:1. The filler mixture is useful, and a reaction resin system can contain the hardener composition.

A hardener composition can be used for a reactive resin system containing a reactive resin based on radically curable, ethylenically unsaturated compounds. The hardener composition contains a hardener for the reactive resin and a filler mixture. The filler mixture is composed of a first filler having a first average particle size d.sub.50,1 and a second filler having a second average particle size d.sub.50,2. The first average particle size d.sub.50,1 of the first filler is greater than the second average particle size d.sub.50,2 of the second filler (d.sub.50,1>d.sub.50,2). The ratio d.sub.50,1 to d.sub.50,2 (d.sub.50,1:d.sub.50,2) is in the range of 8:1 to 100:1. The filler mixture is useful, and a reaction resin system can contain the hardener composition.

A binder composition that includes cement, optionally calcium sulfate, at least one zinc salt and at least one alkylamine, and to a dry-mortar mixture that includes said binder composition. The present invention further relates to the use of a composition composed of a zinc salt and an alkylamine for achieving high early strengths in a binder composition.

A binder composition that includes cement, optionally calcium sulfate, at least one zinc salt and at least one alkylamine, and to a dry-mortar mixture that includes said binder composition. The present invention further relates to the use of a composition composed of a zinc salt and an alkylamine for achieving high early strengths in a binder composition.

The present invention relates to an admixture composition for the production of lightweight concretes containing polystyrene beads, which comprises a mixture of organic and inorganic substances which consists of the reaction products of polyurethane resin, tetraethyl orthosilicate, a glycol compound, an aromatic vinyl compound containing an unsaturated double bond, preferably styrene, and an inorganic silicate compound and preferably comprises the following components: glycol copolymer type compounds, in an amount of 15-10 w/w %, glycol polymer-silica type compounds, in an amount of 45-50 w/w %, polyurethane-based resin, in an amount of 13-22 w/w % polystyrene in an amount of 2-3% w/w %, and foam glass beads in an amount of 25-15 w/w %, and a) for the production of a liquid product, based on the total mass of the above composition, organic solvents in an amount of 15-20 w/w %, and water in an amount of 10-5 w/w %; or b) for the production of a solid preparation, based on the total mass of the above composition, polyvinyl acetate or polyvinyl alcohol in an amount of 10-5 w/w %; aluminium hydroxide in an amount of 2-5 w/w %, and calcined limestone powder in an amount of 8-10 w/w %. The invention also relates to the production and use of the above admixture composition.