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Time-challenging admixtures

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima,

the very high-range

water reducing

superplasticizers

developed by CHRYSO

A large range to meet all your requirements

CHRYSO, leader in innovation on the concrete admixtures market, offers a large range of new generation superplasticizers for

the ready-mix concrete market: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima.

This range of superplasticizers meets different requirements such as initial flowability, workability retention and early and long-

term strengths.

The CHRYSO®Fluid Optima range comes in different series:

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 100 series produces a cohesive concrete with an extended workability retention and a low concrete

viscosity. This series is therefore particularly suited to pumped concrete.

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 200 series is tailored to the requirements of self-compacting concretes with its water reducing and

extended workability retention performances.

In addition to the performances of CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 200 series, CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 220 series delivers better

strength and an improved appearance of the fresh concrete in most configurations.

Thanks to a new breakthrough technology, CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 300 series offers excellent workability retention along

with superior rheodynamic properties of fresh concrete.

These admixture solutions are particularly well suited to self-compacting concretes.

The extent of the CHRYSO®Fluid Optima range facilitates options to meet strict specifications, thereby optimising the cost/

performance ratio.

A commitment from CHRYSO to provide you with the best service

For technical questions, our organisation has local teams available to identify the solutions most suited to your requirements.

The work of these field experts can also be completed by trials conducted by our network of concrete laboratories.

These material trials will enable us to identify the best admixture solution, while taking into account the specific local concrete

constituents.

Our experts can also make recommendations to optimise your concrete mix design.

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima range: performance serving your needs

*** The greater the number of stars, the better performance for the criteria.

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima Series

100 200 220 300

Water reduction or Improved workability * ** ** ***

Workability retention *** ** ** **

Fresh concrete properties *** ** ** **

Rheodynamic properties of the fresh concrete ** ** *** ***

Low concrete viscosity (pumpability) *** * * **

Robustness vs Variation of the materials *** ** *** **

Early compressive strength * *** ** ***

Compressive strength at 28 days *** ** ** **

This range of superplasticizers uses a unique patented technology by CHRYSO (based on modified phosphonate).These superplasticizers produce cohesive, low viscosity concretes with extended workability retention. They are therefore particularly suited to:

pumped concrete; workability retention over 2 hours; high ambient temperatures.

SOCCER CITY STADIUM - JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICAAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 100 • 65,000 m3 of concrete was required to build the 2010 Soccer

World Cup stadium.

• Used to produce high-performance concrete with a very long

flowability.

PORT OF TANGIERS - MOROCCOAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 175• Production of 7,500 Accropode™ blocks and 40 four-cell caissons of the new port dike.

• Workability retention: 90 minutes and good cohesion between the two successive concrete pours.

Production of high-strength concrete which allows for the removal of the formwork after 4 hours.

TAMARINS ROAD - REUNION ISLANDAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 100• Construction of 11 piers and a 4.5 m thick deck.

• CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 100 met the specifications of the

C30/37 concrete, despite restrictive local aggregates.

BACALAN BRIDGE - BORDEAUX, FRANCEAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 185• Construction of the 77-metre high bridge pylons which support 117-metre of lift span,

representing a total of 30,000 m3 of concrete.

• The product was specifically chosen for its strength performance so as to guarantee perfect

consistency of the concrete regardless of the climatic variations of the local materials.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT - LE HAVRE, FRANCEAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 175 • Construction of the 15 m deep diaphragm walls.

• CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 175 was used to produce self-compacting concretes (XA3 C45/55

formulation, without filler) with on-site 45 minutes workability. A workability/water reduction

compromise tailored to the requirements of the jobsite.

Extra long workability retention

Very robust

Low concrete viscosity

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 100 series

This range of superplasticizers combines the properties of maintained fluidity and water reduction. This range is essentially characterised by the following properties:

extended workability retention; medium and long-term compressive strength (High Performance Concrete – Very High Performance Concrete); formulation of fluid to self-compacting concretes.

NORTH ARM BRIDGE, CANADIAN LINE - CANADAAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 203• Production of concrete for the construction of the deck, two

main pylons (45 m high) and the approach piers on either side

of the North Arm Bridge.

• A 2 -hour workability retention ensured the expected amount

of air as well as the excellent quality of the facings.

GAUTRAIN PROJECT: SANDTON UNDERGROUND TRAIN STATION – SOUTH AFRICAAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 206 • Production of 22,000 m3 of ready-mix concrete for the

construction of the diaphragm walls of the train station under

the Rivona river.

• Pumping over 500 m with very good plasticity and excellent

workability retention.

NOWE MIASTRO SHOPPING CENTRE - KRAKOW, POLANDAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 206• Construction of beams, walls, ceilings and racks with architectural self-compacting concrete.

• Extremely rapid strengths development: 25 MPa at 24 hours and 60 MPa at 28 days.

WINDMILLS - ARCIS-SUR-AUBE, FRANCEAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 224 • This project consists of the construction of 20 windmills.

• Excellent pumpability of the 1,000 m3 of C30 / C35 concretes

for casting the slab.

In addition to the performances specific to the CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 200 series, the CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 220 range goes even further in terms of strength and the rheodynamic properties of fresh concrete.This series is particularly suited to the formulation of homogenous self-compacting concretes with a high filling capacity.

FOCuS On CHRYSO®FLuID OPTIMA 220 SERIES

Robustness

Extended workability retention

Water reduction

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 200 series

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 300 series consists of superplasticizers particularly suited to achieving extended workability retention with restrictive cements.This series:

achieves a high water reduction and/or substantial increase in the concrete workability; can be used to produce self-compacting concrete mixes; offers flexibility of use with a wide range of concretes.

ORLÉANS HOSPITAL - FRANCEAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 350 • More than 70,000 m3 of self-compacting concrete was cast for

the 205,000 m2 of infrastructure.

• Concrete demonstrated very good rheodynamic properties.

This technical solution was also able to meet the economic

requirement of the specifications.

BAYONNE VIADUCT ON THE A63 - FRANCE nCEAdmixture used: CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 380• This new 250 m long viaduct has three traffic lanes.

• CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 380 allowed for extended workability

with a restrictive french cement, with a very low W/C ratio.

Optimised cost/performance ratio

Extended workability retention with restrictive cements

High water reduction

Rheodynamic properties of fresh concrete

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 300 series

CHRYSO is committed to sustainable construction

CHRYSO incorporates green-design into its product development.

Using CHRYSO superplasticizers in the formulation of Self-Compacting Concrete is part of the sustainable development approach.

SCC enables application in formwork and reduces noise nuisance.

FOCuS On CHRYSO®FLuID OPTIMA 352 EMx

CHRYSO®Fluid Optima 352 EMx is particularly suited to concretes containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials.It is therefore part of the EnviroMix® approach.

CHRYSO Head Office 19 place de la Résistance 92446 Issy-les-Moulineaux cedex FRanCe Tel. +33 (0)1 41 17 18 19 Fax. +33 (0)1 41 17 18 80

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