PIA Technology | MVRA Technology | ||
ACI 212.3R | Permeability Reducing Admix for Hydrostatic Conditions (PRAH) | Yes | Yes |
ASTM D-5084 | Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials | <1.0 x 10-9 | <1.0 x 10-8 |
CRD C48-92 | No water penetration (leakage) after 28 days under hydrostatic pressure of 200 psi (460 feet of head). |
Pass | Pass |
ASTM C-494 | Type S Admixture | Pass | Pass |
ASTM C-39 | Type (1L Cement) (Average Strength Increase) | 22% | 12% |
ASTM C-157 | Drying Shrinkage (Average Reduction in Shrinkage) | 86% | 37% |
MIP Testing | Mercury Intrusion & Porosimetry (Reduction of Pore Structure) (Normal Mix) (Pore Structure Reduction) | 15.00% | N/A |
MIP Testing | Mercury Intrusion & Porosimetry (Reduction of Pore Structure) (Self Consolidating-SCC Mix) (Pore Structure Reduction) | 36.00% | N/A |
ASTM C232 | Bleed Water in Concrete (Reduction) | 19.20% | N/A |
ASTM C-1543 & AASHTO T-259 | Reduction in Corrosion (Ponding) | 80% | 68% |
ASTM C-1202 & AASHTO T-277 | Reduction in Chloride Ion Penetration (Coulombs) (Chloride Permeability Rating) |
Very Low | N/A |
ASTM C-666 | Freeze Thaw Resistance (Reduction in Mass Change) | 63% | 45% |
ASTM C-672 | Scaling Resistance of Concrete Surfaces Exposed to Deicing Chemicals | No Scaling | No Scaling |
ASTM G-109 | Corrosion of Embedded Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Exposed to Chloride Environments | No Notable Corrosion | No Notable Corrosion |
ASTM C-1152 | Acid Soluble Chloride in Mortar and Concrete | Pass | Pass |
ASTM C-1260 | Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar Bond Method) (Average Reduction in ASR Expansion %) |
Pass | Pass |
ASTM C-1567 | Potential Alkali Reactivity of Combinations of Cementitious Materials and Aggregate (Accelerated Mortar Bond Method) | Pass | Pass |
W/CM Ratio | Water To Cementitious Materials Ratio Range | 0.31 – 0.52 | 0.42 – 0.52 |
Promotes Bonding | Concrete Surface Contamination: Additional Salts or Deleterious Materials or Compounds that Inhibit Bonding | No Contamination | No Contamination |
Entrained Air | Use With OR Without Entrained Air | Yes | Yes |
Fly Ash | Use With OR Without Fly Ash | Yes | Yes |
Slag | Use With OR Without Ground Blast Furnace Slag | Yes | Yes |
Lightweight | Use With OR Without Lightweight Aggregate | Yes | Yes |