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An Investigation Of A High Speed Shear Mixer On Selected Pastes And Mortars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

M. L. Brown
Affiliation:
Addiment Inc., P.O. 47520, Atlanta, GA. 30362
W. B. Ledbetter
Affiliation:
Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. 29634
H. M. Jennings
Affiliation:
Civil Engineering, Materials Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il. 60208
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Abstract

The influence of shear mixing on selected properties of cement pastes and mortars was investigated by preparing specimens using an ordinary paddle mixer and a high speed shear mixer. The results appear to indicate that shear mixing influences the bond between paste and aggregate, particularily at low water:cement ratios. The properties of hardened cement paste did not change markedly as a result of high speed shear mixing used in this initial study.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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