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Conplast UWL: Constructive Solutions

Conplast UWL is an admixture designed to allow concrete to be placed underwater by increasing cohesion and minimizing washout. It produces well-compacted, high-quality concrete that can be placed with standard equipment. Conplast UWL forms a gel around cement particles to protect them from washout during underwater placement.

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Conplast UWL: Constructive Solutions

Conplast UWL is an admixture designed to allow concrete to be placed underwater by increasing cohesion and minimizing washout. It produces well-compacted, high-quality concrete that can be placed with standard equipment. Conplast UWL forms a gel around cement particles to protect them from washout during underwater placement.

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Conplast UWL constructive solutions

Anti-washout admixture

Uses See Figure 1.

Washout resistance is assessed by filling a perforated


Conplast UWL is an admixture system specially designed to
basket with the concrete mix, allowing it to drop through
allow concrete to be placed underwater. Conplast UWL
water five times and measuring the loss in weight of the
increases the cohesion of concrete mixes and minimises
concrete after each drop.
washout enabling concrete to be easily placed underwater,
and produces well compacted, high quality concrete.
Figure 1: Typical results of washout tests
Advantages
40
 Reduces washout of cement paste during placing.
 Eliminate segregation in mixes. 30

 Can remove need for specialist placing equipment. 20 Control

Conplast UWL
 Allows higher strength and reinforced concrete to be
satisfactorily placed underwater. 10

Description 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Conplast UWL is a chloride free ready to use liquid
admixture. Conplast UWL produces a gel in the water which Number of drops of basket
surrounds the cement particles and protects them from
washout. References

Properties Plunge test ‘Laboratory Method of Testing Concrete for


Placement Underwater’ B.A. Davies, International
Chloride content: Nil to BS 5075 Conference on Concrete in the Marine Environment,
London, 1986.
S.G: 1.010

Compatibility with cements Instruction for use

Conplast UWL can be used with all types of Portland Dosage


cements and cement replacement materials such as
microsilica, GGBS and fly ash. For advice on special The normal dosage of Conplast UWL is between 0.5 to 1.5
cements, consult Fosroc’s Technical Department. Litres per 100kg of cementitious materials. Dosages outside
recommended levels are possible depending upon job
Compatibility with other admixtures requirements and concreting materials. Site trials should be
carried out to establish optimum dosages for the mix to be
Conplast UWL is recommended to use in conjunction with used.
Fosroc’s Structuro series of PCE admixtures.
Overdosing
If it is found necessary to use a plasticiser or other type of
admixture, Fosroc’s Technical Department should be An overdose of double the recommended measure of
contacted for advice. Conplast UWL will result in an increase in the anti-washout
properties, and possible loss of flowability/workability.
Stiffening and Setting times
Mix design
Stiffening time of concrete using Conplast UWL is achieved
soon after placing; set time of concrete is not effected by the Mix proportions should be determined as for a cohesive
usage of Conplast UWL. pump mix. A sand content of 40-55% of the total aggregate
weight is recommended. A normal minimum cement
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Cement washout content for underwater placing is 400 kg/m .

Typically, ordinary concrete can exhibit a washout of upto Site/plant trials must be carried out to determine the
30% of the fines content. Using Conplast UWL in the same optimum mix design and workability requirements.
mix, this can be reduced to less than 6%.

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Conplast UWL
Mixing
Cleaning
When concrete is made using a forced action mixer, Conplast
UWL should be added towards the end of the mixing cycle. It Spillages of Conplast UWL to be soaked up with inert
should be added slowly and with care. Mixing should absorbent or remove by best available means, dispose-off as
continue for a further 1 - 2 minutes. waste.

When concrete is truck mixed Conplast UWL should be Fire


added to the concrete after mixing either at the plant if near
the site, or at site. Conplast UWL should be added slowly Conplast UWL is not flammable.
into the truck, and mixed for 5 - 10 minutes at high speed. It
is essential that truck mixers used are in good condition. Storage
Agitator trucks are not suitable. When the concrete is truck
mixed it may be necessary to adjust the workability of the Conplast UWL should be stored in normal warehouse
concrete after Conplast UWL has been added. This may be conditions, protect from frost. A minimum shelf life of 6
done with a small amount of additional water or the addition months could then be expected.
of a suitable plasticiser. See “Compatibility with other
admixtures”. The concrete should be constantly agitated until
the moment of placing.. Packaging / supply

Placing Conplast UWL is supplied in 210 litre drums and 1000 litre
totes. Please contact Fosroc for further details. Contact your
The concrete may be pumped, skipped or tremied into place, local Fosroc office or representative.
alternatively it may be flowed down an incline. Free fall of
highly workable concrete tends to results in turbulent flow Technical service
which segregates the mix and increases water cement ratio.
At high workability it is, therefore, not recommended that the The company provides a technical advisory service for on
concrete is allowed to free fall, even from the end of a tremie. site assistance and advice on concrete mix design and
evaluation trials.
Precautions
Additional information
Health and Safety
Technical data and guidance can be provided on a wide
Conplast UWL has no specific health hazards; it is not fall range of admixtures, and concreting aids including
into the hazard classifications of current regulations. accelerators, retarders, waterproofers, mould release agents,
However, it should not be swallowed or allowed to come into surface retarders, workability aids and repair materials. *see
contact with skin and eyes. separate data sheet.

Important note
Fosroc products are guaranteed against defective materials and manufacture and are sold subject to its standard Conditions for the
Supply of Goods and Services, copies of which may be obtained on request. Whilst Fosroc endeavours to ensure that any advice,
recommendation, specification of information it may give is accurate and correct, it cannot, because it has no direct or continuous control
over where or how its products are applied, accept any liability either directly or indirectly arising from the use of its products, whether or
not in accordance with any advice, specification, recommendation or information given by it.

Al Gurg Fosroc LLC telephone: fax: email:


(+9714) 2039699 (+9714) 2859649 [email protected]
Post Box 657, Dubai
United Arab Emirates Registered Office: 215 Community, Street No. 13, Nad Al Hamar Road, Al Ramool Industrial Estate, Rashidiya, Dubai

www.fosroc.com
FO SA/CONPLAST UWL
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