Abstract:
A method for producing a mineral foam includes: (i) independently preparing a cement slurry and an aqueous foam, the cement slurry being prepared by mixing water E and cement C, the cement C including a soluble equivalent quantity x of Na2O, x being expressed by weight for 100 parts cement, the slurry having a ratio x/(E/C) less than or equal to 1.75, E/C being expressed by weight, and the particles of cement C having a size distribution such that the particle size distribution ratio dmax(h/2)/dmin(h/2) is between 5 and 25; (ii) bringing the cement slurry into contact with the aqueous foam in order to obtain a foamed cement slurry; and (iii) shaping the foamed cement slurry obtained in step (ii) and allowing setting to take place.
Abstract:
A method for controlling at least one workability parameter of a concrete contained in the container of a mixer with a non vertical rotational axis, includes making the container turn at at least two different rotational speeds; determining, for each of the rotational speeds, a rotary drive torque C of the container, a value of shear stress τ of the concrete and a speed gradient value {dot over (γ)} of the concrete according to the following relationships: τ=T(ω)·C {dot over (γ)}=G(ω)·ω where T and G are predetermined functions; determining a relationship of variation of the shear stress τ according to the speed gradient {dot over (γ)} by extrapolation and/or approximation based on the determined values; and providing an indication of the workability parameter of the concrete based on the relationship of variation.