Quick-setting concrete and a method for making quick-setting concrete

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:870916

Wagh, Arun S ^[1]; Singh, Dileep ^[2]; Pullockaran, Jose D ^[3]; Knox, Lerry ^[4]

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1. Joliet, IL
2. Westmont, IL
3. Trenton, NJ
4. Glen Ellyn, IL

A method for producing quick setting concrete is provided comprising hydrng a concrete dry mixture with carbonate solution to create a slurry, and allowing the slurry to cure. The invention also provides for a quick setting concrete having a predetermined proportion of CaCO.sub.3 of between 5 and 23 weight percent of the entire concrete mixture, and whereby the concrete has a compression strength of approximately 4,000 pounds per square inch (psi) within 24 hours after pouring.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5624493
• OSTI ID: 870916
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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