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    Data sheet 110A

    PLASTIMENT® BV 40
    Water-reducing plasticiser for high mechanical strength

    Complies with standard NF EN 934.2.

    Description
    PLASTIMENT BV 40 is a high-efficiency water-reducing admixture or plasticiser that
    • Increases the compacity of concrete, thus improving the mechanical strength and
    watertightness
    • facilitates the placement of concrete
    • allows the cement content to be reduced in some cases
    • more or less slows the setting by increasing the normal dosage
    Colour: dark brown.

    General characteristics
    Owing to its physico-chemical properties PLASTIMENT BV 40 has the following advantages:

    On fresh concrete
    • It much increases the workability even though the quantity of mixing water is reduced
    • It promotes the dispersion of cement in the mass
    • It improves the cement-aggregate-iron adhesion
    • It prevents the segregation
    • It proves the thixotropy
    • It possibly spreads the setting.

    On hardened concrete:
    • It improves the mechanical strength
    • It increases the compacity
    • It increases the watertightness
    • It reduces the shrinkage and creeping.
    PLASTIMENT BV 40 is compatible with all the types of cement and more specifically fused
    cement.

    Applications

    1. Increased mechanical strength


    PLASTIMENT BV 40 reduces the mixing water content by about 10 % without decreasing
    the workability of mix specimen.
    Tests are absolutely necessary to determine the quantity of mixing water needed to obtain
    the required workability.
    The compacity and watertightness are improved.
    The long-term mechanical strength is increased by 15 to 40 % on average.
    • PLASTIMENT BV 40 is thus particularly convenient for use with
    • High-performance reinforced concrete
    • Prestressed concrete
    • Oven-dried precast concrete.

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    PLASTIMENT® BV 40

    2. Reduced cement content


    PLASTIMENT BV 40 reduces the Compressive strength (MPa)
    cement content by about 10 % without 0,5% PLASTIMENT BV 40
    affecting the mechanical strength. 320-kg CPJ-CEM II/A 32,5

    It is used as ready-mixed concrete for


    30
    making concrete of the required strength
    class. MIX SPECIMEN
    350-kg CPJ-CEM II/A 32,5
    20
    3) Improved workability
    CEMENT REDUCTION TEST
    PLASTIMENT BV 40 improves the (with a constant workability:
    workability with a constant water content 10 6 cm on Abrams’ cone)
    while promoting an increase in long-
    term strength of about 10 %.
    Age (days)
    This is why it is used to make tall slender
    1 3 7 28
    parts with a great number of reinforcing
    bars, and in the case of pumped concrete.

    4) Increased application time


    PLASTIMENT BV 40 increases the setting time of concrete when added in a great
    proportion. As the temperature is an important factor, it would be advisable to make tests.
    As an indication:
    • At 20°C the setting is slowed by about 3 to 4 hours with a 0,6 % admixture content.
    • At 5°C the same proportion slows the setting by about 8 hours.
    PLASTIMENT BV 40 is compatible with air-entraining agents SIKA AER and SIKA AEA 15.
    This combination:
    • Improves the resistance to freezing - thawing cycles
    • Makes continued casting possible (extruded concrete, road concrete)
    • Improves the strength of all concretes located in tidal range areas.

    Ph and Ch (and mechanical) characteristics


    • Aqueous solution
    • Density: 1,185 +/- 0,015
    • pH: 4,5 +/- 1
    • Chloride ion content: < 0,1 %
    • Na2O content equiv.: < 2,0 %
    • Dry extract: 39 +/- 2,5 %

    Normalised indications
    End-of-setting time in compliance with EN 480.2

    CPA - CEM I 52,5 CPA - CEM I 52,5


    PM ES CP2 HTS
    Le Teil Gargenville
    20°C 5°C 20°C 5°C
    PLASTIMENT BV 40 0,5% 11 h 00 15 h 00 10 h 00 22 h 00
    PLASTIMENT BV 40 1,25% 24 h 00 26 h 00 20 h 00 33 h 00

    Packaging
    • 30-l small barrel
    • 250-kg drum
    • 1000-l non-returnable container
    • In bulk

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    PLASTIMENT® BV 40

    Storage and shelf-life


    PLASTIMENT BV 40 freezes at about -5°C.
    In case of long and intense freezing, check to see that it has not been destabilised.
    The product stored in an unopened packaging has a three-year shelf-life.

    Dosage
    The precise dosage of PLASTIMENT BV 40 depends on site conditions and the effect
    required.

    Recommended operating range


    From 0,3 to 1 % of cement by weight (i.e. 0,42 litre / 100 kg of cement).

    As retarding admixture
    From 0,5 % of cement by weight (i.e. 0,25 to 0,85 litre / 100 kg of cement).
    Its exact content is determined at the site after a few tests have been made as it depends
    on the nature of concrete components, qualities required (compacity, plasticity) and climatic
    conditions.
    Do not exceed 1 % (0,85 litre / 100 kg of cement) without making a preliminary test owing
    to the possibility of a considerable set retardation.

    In-lab tests
    • Characteristics on fresh concrete, mechanical strength at 7 and 28 days, permeability,
    capillarity: CEMEREX - test report No. 363. 1.014 of 11.02.72
    • Mechanical strength at 7, 28, 90 and 365 days: EMPA ZURICH - test report No. 59239/32
    of 10.02.69
    • Compliance with ASTM C 494, A type: TESWELL laboratories (USA) - test No. IZ-15 of
    23.08.79

    Directions for use


    Add PLASTIMENT BV 40 to the mixing water.

    Important considerations
    Non-hazardous handling.
    In case of contact with the skin, a simple washing will be sufficient.
    Consult data sheet on Minitel 3613, code SIKASECUR or on Internet http://www.sika.fr (free
    service).

    Prescriptions
    Article No.
    1) A high-efficiency water-reducing plasticiser of the PLASTIMENT BV 40 type or equivalent will be added
    to concretes exposed to high stresses and of which the compacity must be very high. The product will
    be used according to the manufacturer’s indications.
    2) A retarding plasticiser of the PLASTIMENT BV 40 type or equivalent will be added to the concrete pumped
    during mixing. The product will be used according to the manufacturer’s indications.

    This english version is a translation of the reference french data sheet

    Product for strictly professional use only. «The information, and, in particular, the arising out of any legal relationship whatsoever,
    «The product described in this data sheet is covered recommandations relating to the application and can be inferred either from this information, or
    under the manufacturer’s product liability policy».
    end-use of SIKA products, are given in good from any written recommendations, or from any
    faith based on SIKA’s current knowledge and other advice offered. The proprietary rights of
    experience of the products when properly stored, third parties must be observed. All orders are
    handled and applied under normal conditions. accepted subject to our current terms of sale
    In practice, the differences in materials, and delivery. Users should always refer to the
    SIKA S.A. : Export Department substrates and actual site conditions are such most recent issue of the french version of the
    1 0 1 , r u e d e T o l b i a c
    75654 PARIS Cedex 13 - France that no warranty in respect of merchantability or Technical Data Sheet for the produt concerned,
    Tél.: +33 1 53 79 79 60 - Fax : +33 1 53 79 79 69 of fitness for a particular purpose, nor any liability copies of which will be supplied on request».

    Version 1 - April 2001. 3

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