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Plasticizer is effectively chemical water. It goes by multiple names: plasticizer, water-reducer, super-plasticizer, high-range water-reducer, etc. In GFRC, it allows for adequate working properties of the slurry at a low water/cement ratio.
What is plasticizer?
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