Trinic TEC 10 Powder Polymer Admix for GFRC and Concrete

Trinic TEC 10 Powder Polymer Admix for GFRC and Concrete

Replace your liquid polymer with Trinic Tec10 Admix- a multi- component dry powdered admixture for production of ultra-high performance GFRC, RPC, and ECC Concrete. Takes the hassle out of making ultra-high performance Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Reactive Powder Concrete, and Engineered Cementitious Composite Concrete. Easy to understand dosage simplifies what can become an overly complicated process.

Each bag contains a desiccant packet to keep the product dry. DO NOT USE (or eat)

• No more mixing and matching several different admixtures at different dosage rates to produce high performance concrete.
• Eliminates foaming and moldy product problems associated with liquid polymers.
• Improves color dispersion, intensity, and stability.
• Contains specialized additives for water reduction without effecting spray up applications. Helps eliminate surface crazing, bowing, and curling.
• Helps eliminate pinholes, leading to a denser, more acid and stain-resistant concrete

Specifications Trinic TEC 10

• Standard product is the 20lb Bag.  We also sell a small 1.5lb (quart) size container for small projects/testing purposes.  And large quantity available by the pallet and supersack with Free Shipping via Freight to the US 48!
• Available in 1.5lb Quart Container, 20lb Sack, and Pallet Quantities (pallets ship from New York)
• Coverage: 20 lbs. at 3% dosage will make up to 160 sq. ft. at 3/4" thick.
• Coverage: 1.5lb Container at 3% dosage will make up to 12 sq. ft. at 3/4" thick.
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Dosing / Mixing Instructions Trinic TEC 10 

Dose Trinic Tec 10 admix at 3% of the cementitious weight. If needed the dosage can be increased up to 4% of the cementitious weight. May be used in a traditional wetcast mixes at 2% of the cementitious content.

MIX DESIGN: Trinic has developed easy to use formulas to assist you in developing several high and ultra high performance mix designs:

• BASIC GFRC MIX (@ 1/2 Cubic Foot Yield)
  

  This is enough to produce 8 square feet of GFRC ¾” thick.
  Back coat is just face coat with glass fiber dosed in the range of 2-4% of the total dry weight of the batch
  
  
• Portland Cement 30 lbs
• We recommend White Portland cement. Different cements will react slightly differently to the admixture.
• You can replace part of your Portland cement with a pozzolan to make stronger and greener GFRC. We recommend Bright White Silica Fume.
• Always make a test batch prior to production runs
  
  
• Sand 30 lbs
• Sand graded anywhere from 30 grit (fairly course) to 70 grit (very fine) can be used
• Recommend starting with a 40-50 grit sand for face coats and back coats.
• You can offset thirsty fine sand with additional Trinic Plasticizer.
  
  
• Water - 9 lbs or 1.08 gal
• This will give you a water to cement ratio of .3, which is a very good starting point
• You can add up to an additional 1% of the cementitious weight of Trinic Plasticiser to make a Self-Consolidating GFRC Mix. Start at .25% Plasticiser and work your way up from there as required.
  
  
• Trinic Tec 10 Admix
• Dose at 3% of the cementitous weight. Ex. 30 Lbs. (cementitous content) x 3% = 0.9 lbs Trinic Tec 10 admix.
  
  
• Water Demand
• Cement Type - Different cement types will have different water demands to reach the same slump. Not just white and grey, but cement from different mills will react differently.
• Sand - The size of the sand grain and the sand type both have an effect on slump. Generally the finer the sand the higher the water demand.
• The water to cement ratio is the total water divided by the total cementitious content.
• The water in the sand or the absorption factor of the sand must be accounted for in order to calculate an accurate water to cement ratio.
• Extremely wet sand can contain up to 10% moisture.
• Dry sand can absorb up to about 2% of its weight in water. This is known as satisfying the sand’s absorption factor.
• The sand absorption is largely responsible for the false set you may experience.
  
• DRY SAND EXAMPLE:
• Example with dry sand.  30 lbs of sand and 30 lbs of cement... How much water gives you a .3 w/c ratio?
• 30 lbs of cement * .3 = 9 lbs of water
• 30 lbs sand with an absorption factor of 1.5 = .45 of additional water to satisfy the sand’s absorption
• Adjusted water to achieve a .3 w/c ratio is 9.45 lbs
  
  

• FAST SETTING GFRC MIX DESIGN

• Sand 30 lbs
• Portland 25 lbs
• CSA Cement 5 lbs: This can vary depending on required set times (this is 20% of portland dosage)
• Tec 10 Admix 0.9 lbs.  This is a 3% dosage based off cementitous total (3% x 30 lbs = 0.9 lbs)
• Water: Start off with a .30 water / cementitous ratio (9 lbs water, add about 80% mix, then add as needed)
• Plasticizer: Add plasticizer at up to 1% dosage for doing SCC
• Fiber: Add fiber in backer coats or all in one SCC pours at 3% total dry weight (60 lbs x 3% = 1.8 lbs fiber)