Polydos TS 14

High-Performance Hyperplasticizer Concrete Admixture

Standard

Ministry of Public Works Specification No: 04.613/1-A3
TS EN 934-2 Tables 3.1 and 3.2: High Range Water-Reducing / Superplasticizer Concrete Admixture

Description

Polydos® TS 14 is a high-performance, new-generation superplasticizer concrete admixture based on polycarboxylate, developed especially for the production of concrete that requires high early strength development, high water reduction, and excellent workability, suitable for ready-mixed and precast concrete applications.

Applications

• Used in the production of ready-mixed concrete

• For producing very high-performance concrete

• For concrete requiring high early strength

• Where excellent flowability and slump retention are needed

• In densely reinforced concrete elements with placement difficulties

• In structural strengthening projects

• In prestressed concrete production

• In mass concrete casting

• In injection and ground applications

• In concrete production requiring impermeability

• In precast and prefabricated concrete production

• In self-compacting concrete (SCC) production

Properties / Advantages

• Provides significant improvement in early and final concrete strength

• Greatly reduces the amount of mixing water required

• Ensures long-term slump retention

• Imparts self-compacting properties to concrete

• Enables the achievement of void-free and smooth surfaces

• Enhances concrete impermeability with a low water/cement ratio

• Saves energy by reducing the curing time and temperature in precast element production

• Increases the concrete's resistance to freeze-thaw and heat

• Improves mechanical properties such as shrinkage and creep

• Enables easy placement, faster strength gain, labor savings, and earlier formwork removal or turnover

• Facilitates pumping of the concrete

Dosage

For flowable and self-compacting concretes, a dosage of 0.6 - 2.0 kg per 100 kg of binder (cement - microsilica - fly ash) is recommended. The exact dosage may vary depending on aggregate properties, concrete class, water/cement ratio, water quality, and ambient temperature. Therefore, it is advised to determine the dosage by conducting preliminary trial mixes in the laboratory. During consistency adjustment, the high water-reducing capability of the admixture should be considered, and excessive water addition should be avoided.

Technical Specifications