Coloring concrete – which factors are
important
Coloring concrete has ceased to be a novelty for a long time now. And although new insights are continuously being gained in this area, the danger of undesirable color deviations is considerable. A number of these can be easily influenced by the staff of a precast plant – others can be implemented only at great expense or not at all.
The coloring of concrete has ceased to be a novelty for a long time now. And although new insights are continuously being gained in this area, the danger of undesirable color deviations is considerable. The reason for this is that the color of concrete depends on many factors.
The staff in a precast plant can easily influence some of these factors – others, only at great expense and others not at all. Despite these factors, anyone intending to manufacture colored concrete should know the factors that play a role. The most important of these are described in the following.
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