What is pump mix concrete?
When it comes to pump mix concrete, it’s essential to know that it is a type of ready-mix concrete mixed offsite and delivered to your site in a specialist vehicle. Understanding the different types of ready-mix concrete is crucial to ensure you use the right mix for your specific circumstances and conditions.
Pump mix concrete allows you to pour concrete in hard-to-reach areas easily. The ideal pump mix concrete generally has a slump value of 50 mm to 150 mm. In addition, the water to cement ratio isn’t too high to prevent water from moving faster along the pipe. Furthermore, the concrete should not be too wet, dry, or sticky. Admixtures help balance air and water within the pump mix concrete to help the concrete spread.
What is ready mix concrete used for?
The range of applications for ready mix concrete includes civil engineering projects, road developments, foundations, sidewalks, driveways, bridges, walls, floors, footpaths, roof slabs, staircases, columns, and more.
Pump mix concrete is one of the most common mixes used in construction since it can be pumped into forms, which ensures the mix is pumped at the same speed and consistency to set evenly.
Pump mix concrete is affordable for big projects because a large amount of this ready-mix concrete can be mixed at once.
Like all types of ready-mix concrete, pump mix concrete has consistency, drying time, and application standards to ensure safety and consistency.
It’s vital that pump mix concrete can be pushed under pressure through a pipeline as a cylinder. To ensure it remains separated from the pipe wall, a layer of mortar comprising water, cement, and sand acts as a lubricant. In addition, pump mix concrete must be able to pass around bends in the line. Finally, for the best pumpability, the pump mix concrete must be dense and cohesive to prevent cavities from forming during the pumping process.
When pouring pump mix concrete, it is discharged from the ready-mix truck’s chute into the loading hopper of a boom or stationary pump. From there, the concrete is pumped into hard-to-reach areas.
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