Cementitious compositions
AssigneeFosroc International Limited
InventorRoderick M. Smart
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Abstract
A dry composition comprising an aluminous cement and a calcium sulphate, and preferably an accelerator and a water soluble fluoride may be reacted with water in a wide range of proportions to form a rapid setting material which develops high compressive strength.
Claims16
A method of stowing or partially filling a cavity in a mine, the method comprising mixing with water a dry cementitious composition comprising an aluminous cement, a calcium sulphate, a water soluble fluoride, and an accelerator comprising a lithium salt, the calcium sulphate being present in a weight ratio of about 3:7 to 4:1 relative to the aluminous cement, the water soluble fluoride being present in a weight ratio of about 4 to about 10% by weight relative to the aluminous cement, the accelerator being present in a weight ratio of about 0.1 to about 1% relative to the aluminous cement, the dry cementitious composition being mixed with the water in a weight ratio of water :
- solids of about 1 to about 4:1 to form a slurry, supplying the slurry to the cavity and allowing the composition to set rapidly to form ettringite and develop early compressive strength.
A method of making a slurry of a rapid setting material which will develop early compressive strength, the method comprising mixing water and a dry cementitious composition comprising an aluminous cement and calcium sulphate, a water soluble fluoride and an accelerator comprising a lithium salt, the calcium sulphate being present in a weight ratio of about 3:7 to about 4:1 relative to the cement, the water soluble fluoride being present in a concentration of from about 4% to about 10% by weight relative to the aluminous cement, the accelerator being present in a weight ratio of about 0.1 to about 1% relative to the aluminous cement, whereby when the cementitious composition is mixed in a weight ratio of water :
- solids of about 1 to about 4:1, the composition sets and ettringite is formed and early compressive strength is developed.
A dry cementitious composition to be mixed with water, the composition comprising an aluminous cement, a calcium sulphate in a weight ratio of about 3:7 to 4:1 relative to the cement, a water soluble fluoride in a concentration of from about 4% to about 10% by weight relative to the aluminous cement, and an accelerator comprising a lithium salt in a weight ratio of about 0.1 to about 1% by weight relative to the aluminous cement, whereby on mixing the dry composition with water, the composition sets rapidly to form ettringite and to develop early compressive strength.
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