2. Characteristics of white cement concrete
2.1 General
White concrete brings added value to the world of construction through more aesthetic and qualitative applications that transform architecture.
The whiteness of cement is due to the maximum reduction of coloring minerals in the raw materials used and to a specific manufacturing process.
Most of the characteristics of light-colored concretes do not differ from those of ordinary concretes. All concretes intended to remain visible must be homogeneous and aesthetically pleasing.
This category includes cast-in-place concretes, prefabricated concretes produced on site or in factories, concretes without formwork, and treated concretes.
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Concrete surfaces and facings – Identification - FD P18-503 - Juin 2021
- DTU 22.1 – Building work – Exterior walls in large prefabricated panels of the solid or ribbed ordinary concrete slab type - NF P10-210 - Mai 1993
- Engineering structures – Repair and reinforcement of concrete and masonry structures – Repairing surface damage to concrete. Technical and material specifications - NF P95-101 - Juin 2017 ...
Regulations
Fascicule no. 65 of the Cahier des clauses techniques générales (CCTG) applicable to civil engineering contracts – Execution of concrete civil engineering works (version 1.2, October 2014)
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