METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN WORKABILITY PARAMETER IN A CONCRETE MIXER

• Main Authors: BLACHIER, CHRISTIAN, ROY, CÉDRIC, JUGE, CÉDRIC, LOMBOIS-BURGER, HÉLÈNE, TOUSSAINT, FABRICE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.02.2015
• Subjects: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PREPARING CLAY; PRODUCING MIXTURES CONTAINING CLAY OR CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL,e.g. PLASTER; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE

A method for controlling at least one workability parameter of a concrete contained in the container of a mixer with a non vertical rotational axis, includes making the container turn at least at least two different rotational speeds; determining, for each of the rotational speeds, a rotary drive torque C of the container, a value of shear stress r of the concrete and a speed gradient γ of the concrete according to the following relationships: τ=T(ω)·C and γ=G(ω). ω where T and G are predetermined functions; determining a relationship of variation of shear stress τ according to the speed gradient γ by extrapolation and/or approximation from the determined values; and providing an indication of the workability parameter of the concrete based on the relationship variation.