| MetaMax® |
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File: TechnicalDataSheet.pdf |
PDF size: 133 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Provides an overview of how to use MetaMax in concrete construction. Organized in Construction Specifications Institute's SpecData format. |
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| MetaMax® Literature |
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File: BetterBrighterWhiter.pdf |
PDF size: 691 kb |
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Author: Michael Chusid and Anthony Reed |
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Publication: Construction Specifier, September 2004 |
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Summary: Summarizes benefits of and how to use high reactivity metakaolin in white portland cement concrete and to brighten ordinary portland cement concrete. |
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File: Properties.pdf |
PDF size: 79 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Describes chemical composition, bulk density, particle size distribution, particle morphology, and surface area. |
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File: NASLR award.pdf |
PDF size: 133 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: For its extensive land reclamation work in middle Georgia, BASF has been awarded a top honor from a national group that promotes the restoration of mines and mining areas across the United States. |
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File: Enviro.pdf |
PDF size: 1114 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Explains role of MetaMax in reducing green house gas emissions, earning LEED credits, reducing solar heat gain and the heat insland effect, providing reflective finishes to reduce use of energy for lighting, increasing recycled material content, and increasing the amount of local and regional material use. |
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File: PAadditive.pdf |
PDF size: 151 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Data sheet with information for contractors on using MetaMax PA. |
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File: 1ProcessFlow.pdf |
PDF size: 72 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Visual flow chart depicts stages of MetaMax production. |
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File: Manuspec.pdf |
PDF size: 105 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: A useful tool for architects and engineers to use when specifying MetaMax, this guide specification was published in the Construction Specifications Institute's Manu-Spec format. |
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File: TechData.pdf |
PDF size: 133 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Provides an overview of how to use MetaMax in concrete construction. Organized in Construction Specifications Institute's SpecData format. |
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File: PAconsumer.pdf |
PDF size: 418 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Discusses benefits of using MetaMax PA in swimming pool plaster. |
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| Case Studies |
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File: ConEd.pdf |
PDF size: 77 kb |
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Author: Concrete Products |
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Publication: Concrete Products, April 1999 |
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Summary: Consolidated Edison used cellular concrete made with MetaMax EF to protect a 50-year-old dock on the East River in New York City. MetaMax improved the product's anti-washout resistance for underwater placement. |
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File: ShepHall.pdf |
PDF size: 139 kb |
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Author: Michael Chusid |
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Publication: Concrete International, August 2003 |
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Summary: More than 40,000 pieces of ornamental precast concrete were used to restore the facade of historic Shepard Hall at the City College of New York (CCNY). MetaMax was used in the concrete after extensive tests proved it enhanced the durability and appearance of the cladding. |
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File: Whale.pdf |
PDF size: 51 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Tiny particles of meatakaolin made a whale of a difference when sculptor Judy Sigunick built a 100 foot long sculpture of a white whale in a public park. |
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File: Pool.pdf |
PDF size: 83 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: Metamax PA Newsletter, Summer 2001 |
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Summary: In the summer of '98, John Foley president of Foley Custom Pools, Inc., in Plano, Texas, was using a high quality, warranted plaster in the swimming pools his company installed. But he was having a problem with mottling. His plaster contractor suggested using MetaMax PA, and it worked! Since then, Foley has specified MetaMax PA in every pool he has had plastered. After two-and-a-half years, Foley's pools remain a consistent white, and he rarely receives a complaint. |
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File: Shakespeare.pdf |
PDF size: 118 kb |
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Author: Milburn New Zealand LTD |
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Publication: Milburn New Zealand LTD |
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Summary: To stand up to corrosive sea water and the abuse of cargo handling, the new wharf relies on a ternary blend of portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, and MetaMax HRM. |
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File: NewYork.pdf |
PDF size: 144 kb |
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Author: Concrete Products |
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Publication: Concrete Products |
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Summary: High reactivity metakaolin continues to make inroads with New York State specifiers and producers. In April 1996, the N.Y. Department of Transportation (NYDOT) approved MetaMax HRM for use in HPC jobs. As a result, the concrete admixture is being applied in high visibility work on the Erie Canal, along with new Interstate 87 bridges ove the Hudson River, and other projects around the state. MetaMax HRM meets the challenge of tough civil engineering projects such as replacement locks on the Erie Canal and bridges over the Hudson River. |
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File: NewYorkTest.pdf |
PDF size: 165 kb |
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Author: Concrete Products |
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Publication: Concrete Products, May 1996 |
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Summary: Concerned that there "won't be enough microsilica for us to use," New York State's DOT found that metakaolin, "came out equal to, or in a couple of tests, better than microsilica." |
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File: TrueGrit.pdf |
PDF size: 67 kb |
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Author: Concrete Products |
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Publication: Concrete Products, May 1996 |
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Summary: The New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection's sludge handling facility had to withstand chemical attack and heavy traffic from steel-wheeled "grit" carts. Adding MetaMax to the concrete floor eliminated the need for an expensive wear-resistant topping. |
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File: Taleof2Concretes.pdf |
PDF size: 444 kb |
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Author: Michael Chusid |
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Publication: Concrete Technology Today, May 2003 |
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Summary: MetaMax was used on two diverse projects in New York City: the Museum of Modern Art Store in SoHO, and the Alwyn Court condominium restoration project on the upper west side. The designers and contractors discuss their specific reasons for using the product and how it performed. |
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File: Turnpike.pdf |
PDF size: 698 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: The Pennsylvania Turnpike uses white concrete to improve the visibility of bridge parapets. They also specify high reactivity metakaolin to improve the concrete's strength and durability without dimming its brightness. |
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| Research and Technical Reports |
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File: AlbedoCTL.pdf |
PDF size: 125 kb |
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Author: M. VanGeem |
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Publication: Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc., 2002 |
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Summary: Light colored concrete can increase the amount of solar radiation absorbed by pavement to help reduce the "heat island" effect and earn LEED credits for sustainable building sites. |
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File: AddReplace.pdf |
PDF size: 77 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation Bulletin C7-E-6/98 |
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Summary: Comparing several concrete mixture designs, tests by an independent laboratory found, "When MetaMax metakaolin is added to the concrete, the strength improved by over 30% versus the non-ppozzolanic control. When the portland cement was replaced with the MetaMax, the compressive strength improvement is greter than 20% at 28 days." |
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File: 1Cracking_An_ASR_Barrier.pdf |
PDF size: 108 kb |
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Author: Christian Meyer, Ph. D., Columbia University |
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Publication: The Concrete Producer, April 2001 |
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Summary: Overview of research into use of recycled glass in concrete. The authos says that, "Certain admixtures can effectively suppress expansion" and the resulting cracking produced by ASR. While high reactivity metakaolin is not mentioned by name, it is one of the materials found by the research to be useful in mitigating ASR. |
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File: 1GroutTest.pdf |
PDF size: 176 kb |
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Author: Charles E. Cleary |
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Publication: BASF Corporation, 2004 |
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Summary: MetaMax was tested in a ceramic tile grout to evaluate its effect on efflorescence during cold weather application. The study concludes "Efflorescence in cold weather applications can be significantly reduced with the addition of MetaMax EF highly reactive metakaolin. By replacing a percentage of cement with MetaMax EF and reducing the amount of thickener in the grout formulation, efflorescence can be controlled without compromising workability. |
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File: 1high_reactivity_Metakaolin.pdf |
PDF size: 383 kb |
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Author: Anne Balogh |
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Publication: Concrete Construction, July 1995 |
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Summary: Summarizing laboratory tests, the article says "the concrete containing HRM had a creamier texture, set somewhat faster, and generated less bleed water." In field trials, the HRM_modified concrete required no additional superplasticizer to achieve an 8" slump, and finishers found that the material was easy to work with and did not stick to their tools. According to the contractor performing the field trials, "The lack of bleed water reduces permeability. There was less need for sealing, and workers could begin to finish the HRM-modified slab faster than the control slab, where they had to wait until bleed water was gone." |
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File: FlyAsh.pdf |
PDF size: 101 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation Bulletin c4-E, 2/97 |
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Summary: Describes strength and chloride penetration of concrete mixtures made with both fly ash and MetaMax. |
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File: IIT.pdf |
PDF size: 267 kb |
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Author: A. Shvarzman, K. Kovler, I. Schamban, G. Grader and G. Shter |
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Publication: Advances in Cement Research, 2002, Vol. 14, Issue 1 |
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Summary: Researchers try to identify the critical properties of a variety of pozzolanic materials such as particle size, chemistry, and transformation of natural pozzolans from crystalline to an amorphous phase. The extremely fine particle size of certain pozzolans provide a "microfiller" effect that boosts the early strength (1 day) of concrete. Beyond the first day, however, pozzolanic effect is due to "chemical and mineralogical composition of the admixture and on the content of the amorphous phase." The study demonstrates that MetaMax has a significantly higher strength activity index than either silica fume or fly ash. Strength activity index is the ratio of compressive strength of standard mortar cubes prepared with an additive to the strength of cubes prepared without additive. |
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File: 1Might.pdf |
PDF size: 87 kb |
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Author: Tom Kuennen |
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Publication: Concrete Products, May 1996 |
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Summary: This aritcle reports on the introduction of metakaolin as a "relatively new product that poses a threat to the high prices, if not market share, of microsilica/silica fume in the U.S." It describes the performance benefits of metakaolin and describes BASF's manufacturing process for MetaMax. Stating that HRM has been approved by the New York State Department of Transportation, the aritcle quotes a NYDOT civil engineer stating that, "We tested it (HRM) under the exact same specifications as microsilica, and it came out equal to, or in a couple of tests, better than microsilica." for use in bridge decks. |
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File: Precast.pdf |
PDF size: 164 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Paper discusses curing methods, strength gain, workability, and other considerations with regards to using HRM in precast concrete. |
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File: smallscale.pdf |
PDF size: 19 kb |
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Author: Andrew Goss |
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Publication: www.makersgallery.com |
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Summary: With guidelines for producing sculpture from concrete, author states, "Metakaolin (used at about 8% by weight of the portland cement) can double the compressive strength of the concrete, lowers permeability and increases density but also has advantages over silica fume. Metakaolin makes the mix creamier, less stick, and is a plain white in colour. Particle size is smaller than cement but bigger than silica fume. Metakaolin is a fairly new additive and may be difficult to find. One brand is MetaMax." |
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File: concrete_report.pdf |
PDF size: 92 kb |
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Author: Portland Cement Association |
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Publication: PCA Concrete Report, Publication CR044.02P, 2000 |
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Summary: White concrete is twice as bright as ordinary gray concrete. This can have important safety benefits for night driving when used in highway median barriers, bridge parapets, and other roadway appurtenances. |
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File: WaterResistant.pdf |
PDF size: 122 kb |
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Author: Charles E. Cleary |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: MetaMax high reactivity metakaolin (HRM) was evaluated for the capability of reducing water absorption. With increasing levels of MetaMax, water absorption was reduced up to 48% of a control that contained no admixture, and up to 35% improvement over a mortar prepared with equal additions of a waterproofing admixture that utilizes "crystallization technology". |
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File: Alborg.pdf |
PDF size: 164 kb |
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Author: Aalborg White Research and Development Centre, Denmark |
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Publication: Technical Memo, reproduced by permission. |
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Summary: "With respect to chloride ingress, metakaolin is a better durability enhancer to AALBORG WHITE® concretes than white silica fume. The development of compressive strength is similar to that obtained by a 5% addition of silica fume." |
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File: 1Alternative.pdf |
PDF size: 103 kb |
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Author: Don Marsh |
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Publication: Concrete Products, November 1994 |
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Summary: Research by one of North America's forerunners in commercial high performance concretes confirms increased strength, lower permeability and greater chemical resistance achievable in mixes containing High Reactivity Metakaolin. Investigators report that the silicate compound yields performance comparable to silica fume, the past decade's most touted concrete admixture. |
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File: Sharad.pdf |
PDF size: 253 kb |
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Author: Sharad Mathur, Ph.D. |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Provides and introduction to the performance and manufacture of HRM, its effect on concrete workability, strength, permeability, chloride resistance, and color, its performance in ternary mixtures, and recommendations for usage. |
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| Environmental Information |
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File: Albedo 0910021.pdf |
PDF size: 125 kb |
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Author: M. VanGeem |
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Publication: Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc., 2002 |
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Summary: Light colored concrete can increase the amount of solar radiation absorbed by pavement to help reduce the "heat island" effect and earn LEED credits for sustainable building sites. |
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File: BrightIdea.pdf |
PDF size: 189 kb |
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Author: Environmental Council of Concrete Organizations |
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Publication: Bulletin EV 24 |
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Summary: "By day, portland cement concrete pavement and products' high albedo means more solar heat can be reflected into the atmosphere... At night, the same high reflectivity makes for improved lighting." |
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File: 1Cracking_An_ASR_Barrier.pdf |
PDF size: 108 kb |
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Author: Christian Meyer, Ph.D., April 2001 |
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Publication: The Concrete Producer, April 2001 |
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Summary: Overview of research into use of recycled glass in concrete. The author says that, "Certain admixtures can effectively suppress expansion" and the resulting cracking produced by ASR. While high reactivity metakaolin is not mentioned by name, it is one of the materials found by the research to be useful in mitigating ASR. |
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File: 1NASLRaward.pdf |
PDF size: 133 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: For its extensive land reclamation work in middle Georgia, BASF has been awarded a top honor from a national group that promotes the restoration of mines and mining areas across the United States. |
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File: 1Enviro.pdf |
PDF size: 1114 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: The US Environmental Protection Agency honored BASF with a Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for the design of safer chemicals. Explains the role of MetaMax in reducing green house gas emissions, earning LEED credits, reducing solar heat gain and the heat island effect, providing reflective finishes to reduce use of energy for lighting, increasing recycled material content, and increasing the amount of local and regional material use. |
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| Approvals |
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File: IllinoisDOT.pdf |
PDF size: 32 kb |
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Author: Illinois Department of Transportation |
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Publication: Approved List of Suppliers for Finely Divided Materials |
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Summary: BASF Corporation is approved as a supplier of high reactivity metakaolin. |
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File: TurnpikeSpec.pdf |
PDF size: 81 kb |
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Author: Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority |
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Publication: Specifications section Jo6.00, White Class AA Cement Concrete for Bridge Parapets |
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Summary: High Reactivity Metakaolin specified as a pozzolan for use in white concrete to improve safety by enhancing visibility of paratets. |
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| Specifications and Mix Design |
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File: Guidelines.pdf |
PDF size: 74 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: Guidelines for specifying and producing concrete with MetaMax HRM. |
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File: Metamax - Technical Data Sheet.pdf |
PDF size: 133 kb |
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Author: BASF Corporation |
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Publication: BASF Corporation |
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Summary: A useful tool for architects and engineers to use when specifying MetaMax, this guide specification was published in the Construction Specifications Institute's Manu-Spect format. |
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| Admixture Comparison Chart |
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File: Admixture.pdf |
PDF size: 91 kb |
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Author: Michael Chusid |
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Publication: Based on Article in Construction Specifier, January 2002 |
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Summary: Compares high reactivity metakaolin with other common concrete admixtures to evaluate their impact on concrete strength, durability, workability and appearance. |
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| Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) |
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File: MetaMax MSDS.pdf |
PDF size: 146 kb |
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Author: BASF |
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Publication: |
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Summary: MetaMax Material safety data sheet |
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