Item | Dosage % | Setting time (h:min.) | Rate of Water reduction % | Ratio of strength, % | |||
initial | final | 3d | 7d | 28d | |||
Reference concrete | / | 8:11 | 10:15 | / | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Reducer type SN-2 Test results | 0.8 | ≥1:30 | ≥3:15 | 15.9 | 130 | 122 | 123 |
1.0 | ≥5:15 | ≥6:30 | 20.4 | 127 | 145 | 142 | |
ASTM C494, Type F |
| ≥1:00 | ≥3:30 | >12 | >125 | >115 | >110 |
Retarder type SN-GH Test results | 0.15 | ≥2:00 | ≥1:50 |
| 102.2 | 102.1 | 100 |
0.3 | ≥5:15 | ≥6:15 |
| 98.9 | 106.3 | 100.9 | |
0.6 | ≥9:00 | ≥10:45 |
| 93.3 | 114.7 | 100.8 | |
ASTM C494, type B |
| ≥5:00 | ≥5:45 | / | >90 | >90 | >90 |