The introduction of luminescent pigments in materials in order to provide visibility in low light or zero brightness (night, shade, darkness, interior unlit due to an electric failure…) is sought.
Cement pastes are thixotropic; left at rest, their rheological constants —among which viscosity— increase over time. Under steady shear, cement paste viscosity decreases (which qualifies it as shear-thinning) but may take some time to reach a steady value (which qualifies it as thixotropic).
The robustness of PolyCarboxylate Ether (PCE) superplasticizer performance is challenged by the variable amount of clay minerals in aggregates. It will be shown here how a swelling clay like Montmorillonite interacts with polymers, interfering with their ability to disperse cement particles thus influencing the rheological behavior of concrete.
