Elkem Microsilica - the solution for high performance, sustainable, concrete construction
(2009-05-28)
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(2008-09-24)
Software tools are upgraded
EMMA
LISA, Elkem's particle packing software, has been upgraded and gone through a name change to emphasize this. EMMA (Elkem Materials Mixture Analyzer) is now out. Among the new features are:
- Reduced minimum particle size, from 140 Nm to 20 Nm
- New plot function with vector based plots for easier scaling
- Improved functionality in the import of particle size distribution curves
- Better user registration function for improved support
- Overall improvements to the design.
We have also created a group on Facebook (EMMA Software from Elkem -- Used to be LISA) for communication to, from and between users.
For download of EMMA, click HERE
LIFE-365
Life-365 is software designed to estimate the service life and life-cycle costs of alternative concrete mixture designs proportions and and life-cycle costs of alternative concrete mixture designs proportions and corrosion protection systems. It follows research-based methodology developed by the Life-365 Consortium I and II groups of companies, that gives estimates on the effects of design, chloride exposure, environmental temperature, high-performance concrete mixture proportions, surface barriers, and steel types on the service life and life-cycle cost of steel-reinforced concrete structures.
The software is in version 2.0, but is continuously upgraded.
The latest version of the program can be downloaded from the Consortium web site HERE
For some comments on the use of the program click to read more.
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With a history from the late 40's, the industrial application of silica fume (microsilica) was called the most important new product in concrete technology in the 1990's and has given civil engineers another tool in the design and construction of structures for the next century.
To promote microsilica in concrete is to promote high quality concrete technology and the benefits of advanced concrete materials: in terms of durable infrastructure, advanced concrete structures and sustainable high quality concrete construction.
Bridge construction, marine structures, parking structures, water supply and sewage facilities all benefit from the use of microsilica (silica fume). Likewise, the special properties of microsilica concrete give benefits in fresh concrete properties, so that rheology improvements gives benefits in terms of concrete pumping and stability of the concrete mix. Special and high performance concretes are better made with microsilica:
Low permeability concretes with great durability, long service life and optimized Life Cycle Costs
High strength concrete,
Light weight concrete (LWC, LWAC),
Shotcrete
Self Compacting ConcretePumped concrete
Underwater concrete