Patent ID: 11952313
Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 4:
5. A method of forming a mortar with embedded steel reinforcement bars, the method comprising the steps of:
adding together a silicate compound and a borate compound to form a coupled borate/silicate salts-based additive;
adding together water, a binder, a fine aggregate and the additive;
thoroughly mixing the water, the binder, the fine aggregate and the additive to form a mortar mixture; and
embedding the steel reinforcement bars with the mortar mixture;
wherein:
a concentration range of the silicate compounds is from about 0.1% to about 5.0%, with respect to the weight of the binder in the mortar; and
a concentration range for the borate compounds is from about 0.1% to about 5.0%, with respect to the weight of binder.