INFLUENCE OF THE PARAMETERS OF FORMULATION ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHS OF MORTARS WITH ADMIXTURES AND SUPER-PLASTICIZERS

The use of mineral admixtures in cementing materials can generate significant modifications in the properties of mixes at the fresh and hardened states. These modifications depend generally on the parameters of formulation. To study the influence of the nature and the properties of the constituents of mortars with admixtures and super-plasticizers on the mechanical strengths, we used seven admixtures different by their mineralogical natures, fineness, and morphological characteristics, two types of cements and two types of super-plasticizers.