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MOXIE 1300 Brick Sealer is formulated to prevent water and moisture from penetrating above-grade brick surfaces and provides long-term weatherproofing protection. |
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MOXIE
1400 BLOCK & STUCCO SEALER MOXIE 1400 Block & Stucco Sealer is a surface sealer formulated for all large pore masonry, block, stucco and concrete, to prevent water and moisture from penetrating above-grade surfaces, providing long-term protection. MOXIE 1400 can also be used for interior/exterior applications. |
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MOXIE 1500 Concrete Sealer is a ready
to use liquid penetrating sealer for use on existing exterior concrete for the prevention of moisture, water and water
vapor migration. MOXIE 1500 increases structural, flexural, tensile and
compression strength while resisting
petroleum, acids, chlorides, organic growths, and freeze thaw cracking. It can be used for above and below
grade applications. (If you are in need of an interior concrete floor sealer, please see our MOXIE FLOOR SEALER II below.) |
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MOXIE 1600 Cleaner Sealer has all of
the benefits of MOXIE 1500 with the addition of a special formulation
designed to remove grease, oil and other petroleum based products or other
contaminants from concrete. |
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MOXIE FLOOR SEALER II (CONCRETE FLOOR
SEALER) MOXIE FLOOR
SEALER II (MFSII) is a ready-to-use, non-toxic, penetrating, permanent
concrete sealer specifically formulated for use on existing
interior concrete floors. While
retaining all of the benefits of our MOXIE 1500 Concrete Sealer, which must
be �flooded� to remove the excess alkalis, MFSII encapsulates these excess
alkalis so that flooding is not necessary. This formulation was developed to
keep water damage from occurring to the interior of any structures. MFSII is
applied to the surface of the prepared concrete floor before any
flooring materials or coatings are applied. If flooring materials or coatings
are already installed, they must be removed first, and then the
concrete surface must be prepared. MFSII will
penetrate a full seven inches and reduce the capillary voids, and therefore
moisture, water and water vapor migration, to near absolute zero. MFSII will also significantly increase structural, flexural, tensile and compression strength. |
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MOXIE
1800 CONCRETE SUPER ADMIXTURE / SEALER MOXIE 1800 SUPER-ADMIX is a ready-to-use, non-toxic liquid admixture designed
to be added to concrete at the batch plant and formulated to stop moisture, water and water vapor
migration completely! MOXIE 1800 prevents alkali efflorescence attack and corrosion of
reinforcing steel. MOXIE 1800 also significantly increases structural, flexural, tensile and compression strength. MOXIE 1800 requires 33% less pump pressure producing the benefits of a pumping quality mix. Placing, set, and finish time is
typically reduced
by 25% to 50%. MOXIE 1800 SUPER-ADMIX produces the
benefits of an: accelerator
--- curing agent --- dust proofing compound --- plasticizer --- surface sealer
--- hardener --- thermal barrier --- water reducer --- and vapor
barrier all at the cost of a
sand/visqueen vapor barrier alone!! |
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MOXIE 2000 Super Patch is a two-component,
polymer modified, flexible patching compound designed for vertical or
horizontal repair of damaged concrete surfaces. Due to its polymer modification, it
will not shrink and improves adhesion, abrasion, and durability. |
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MOXIE 3000 Super Soap is used for
removing oil, grease, and soil from concrete surfaces. May also be used for general cleaning
of concrete surfaces. |
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3352-B SWETZER ROAD, LOOMIS, CALIFORNIA 95650 Product information, project assistance and shipping costs, please call us TOLL-FREE (U.S.) at: 800.356.3476 or Phone: 916.652.1300 Fax: 916.652.1301 Copyright © 1975-2008 MOXIE INTERNATIONAL |
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Our Mission
MOXIE International's mission is to be
the leader in concrete problem solving with our products, our extensive
experience and our substantial knowledge base. We want to be the company that
everybody turns to for Company Statement
For over 24
years, architects, engineers, as well as contractors and people in the
concrete, masonry, and flooring industries have counted on MOXIE
International to provide reliable products. We have earned this
reputation by offering safe, simple, and economical solutions that work! In every
special situation concerning severe moisture and vapor migration, alkali and
efflorescence attack, shrinkage cracking, corrosion protection, curing, or
increased concrete performance, MOXIE International's products have
consistently proven themselves. Backed by
over 25 years of experience and the strongest product guarantees in the
business, MOXIE International has an on-going commitment to the
industry and to our environment. We are on the cutting edge of new
technologies with many lightweight or new concrete processes. A comprehensive
research library on vapor/moisture migration and alkali/efflorescence attack
provides all the answers for our customers problems. Additionally we have
been manufacturing zero VOC products since 1975. No matter
how big or small your special project, we welcome the opportunity to
demonstrate the performance of our products. MOXIE International: Safe, Effective and
Economical solutions-Guaranteed...It's that simple. MOXIE International founded in 1975, Sacramento,
California by:
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MOXIE INTERNATIONAL'S TUTORIAL ON CONCRETE |
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We would like to thank you for visiting our website. For those of you interested in concrete and the many factors involved in producing consistent, quality concrete, we present the following information to make your visit to our website much more useful. |
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Art and Science of Concrete - The art and science of concrete construction has a very long history dating back to at least ancient Rome. Reinforced concrete construction has a much shorter history dating back only some one hundred years. Modern alternative concrete processes or hi-tech applications are only a few years old. |
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The Basics - In order to understand the basic principals of any technology it is important to understand the terminology. Cement and concrete are two entirely different things yet many times are incorrectly used interchangeably. Cement is the powdered raw form. Cement mixed with sand and aggregates (gravel) is concrete. Cement mixed with sand, clay and lime is referred to as stucco for exterior use, yet, is called plaster for interior or swimming pool use. A wet, high-pressure air applied mix is called shotcrete. However a dry, high-pressure air applied mix is called gunite. The basically same mixture is also referred to as mortar in masonry block and brick work. If you dilute this same mixture with more water into a flowable form it is called grout. Even though all of these terms are distinctly different, depending on the application, the actual chemical process that takes place, and the principles that apply, when cement is mixed with water and aggregates, are the same. Therefore, if you take the time to understand the basics of concrete, it will be invaluable in the future. |
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Water - Water comes in three different forms: A liquid (water), a gas (water
vapor), and a solid (ice). Waterproof - Waterproof concrete is concrete which is impervious or unaffected by liquid
water or prevents the penetration of water. The term "waterproof"
is frequently used inaccurately with regards to flooring materials.
Waterproof concrete or waterproofing concrete does not stop water vapor
movement. Concrete must be "vaporproof" before the application of
flooring materials and surface coatings. Vaporproof - Vaporproof concrete restricts or prevents the passage of water
vapor. Waterproof concrete is not necessarily vaporproof but vaporproof
concrete is always waterproof. Water Vapor - Water vapor moves much faster and much more readily through concrete
than water. Waterproof concrete does not stop water vapor. Water will not
move through waterproof concrete, water vapor will. Additionally, when water
vapor reaches the dew point under flooring materials it condenses becoming
water. Therefore, to waterproof concrete is not the issue with regard to
paints, coatings or flooring materials, the issue is to make concrete vapor
proof and it will be inherently waterproof. Moisture Vapor,
Moisture Vapor Emissions - Moisture Vapor and Moisture Vapor
Emissions are terminology�s that the flooring industry uses to define water
vapor. Moisture vapor emissions is the direct result of a number of factors.
While irrelevant as to the cause or source moisture vapor emissions in
concrete, which are higher than the flooring industry�s maximum allowable
levels, will cause flooring installations to fail. Water Cement Ratio - This property is one of the most important factors in producing
quality concrete. The water to cement ratio of concrete is simply the weight
of the water divided by the weight of the cement. This ratio is presented as
a decimal fraction. At placement of the slab the water-cement ratio directly
affects permeability and the time it takes before flooring materials can be
installed. The water to the cement
ratio is dependant in part on the local aggregates and sand available. Porous
aggregates will require higher water to cement ratios to achieve a workable
slump (consistency). Denser aggregates, being less absorptive, will require
lower water to cement ratios to maintain a given slump. The resulting
concrete, with porous aggregates and a higher water to cement ratio, will naturally
have greater permeability due to a higher percentage of interconnecting
capillary voids. These voids also make the concrete weaker. Slump - Slump is measured with a slump
cone. A slump cone is an inverted cone, 12" tall and open on both ends.
The top is 4" wide and the bottom 8" wide. Fresh concrete is placed
in the cone and "rodded" with a steel rod to compact the concrete.
The cone is removed and placed next to this mass of fresh concrete. The
difference in height between the top of the slump cone and the top of fresh
concrete is the slump. More flowable concrete is said to have a higher slump.
This means that the concrete has more water in it hence a higher water to
cement ratio. Hydrating Free Mix
Water - Hydrating free mix water is the
excess concrete mix water outflow from new concrete. In actual field
conditions, new concrete construction may take five years or more, depending
on the water to cement ratio of the concrete, for this free water to
completely hydrate based on Portland Cement Association Research. Flooring
cannot be installed when there is the presence of this water vapor outflow
(hydrating free mix water). Capillaries - Capillaries form within concrete in direct relationship to the water
to cement ratio, the higher the water-cement ratio (more water) the greater
volume of interconnecting capillaries, producing a more porous concrete
making concrete inherently weaker. Permeability - Concrete by its very nature is permeable. The interconnecting
capillaries formed when concrete cures provides the perfect medium for water
vapor transmission. The free mix water necessary for the ease of placement of
concrete is much higher than is necessary for the complete hydration of
concrete. It is the process of the hydrating cement and the curing of concrete
that form these weakness planes and permeability. Capillary Action - Capillary action (wicking action) attracts moisture from the soil
through the interconnecting capillaries in the concrete slab. Moisture within
the slab tries to evaporate into the room. Water vapor driven by vapor
pressure, at room temperature, will condense at the dew point under
impermeable flooring materials and will emulsify the adhesive. If the slab is
in an expansive clay or high sulfate soil condition the moisture may also bring
with it soluble alkalis, which will further attack the adhesive. Hydrostatic - Hydrostatic water pressure is the pressure caused from elevated
adjacent source of water such as landscaping. Higher landscaping saturates
the soil at the foundation slab and provides a continuous source of water.
Additionally, this water may take the form of perking free water moving up
through any existing cracks in the slab causing flooring failures. Curing - Curing is a process, which
maintains the proper internal moisture level in concrete. The one significant
variable that directly effects permeability, quality and the ultimate
strength properties of concrete is curing. Prolonged and thorough moist
curing is the most significant factor in producing waterproof and watertight,
high quality, high strength concrete. One form of prolonged moist curing is
to apply moist burlap to the concrete surface continually keeping it moist
for a period of 28 days. Research shows that concrete continuously moist
cured for a period of 28 days resulted in compressive strengths exceeding
4,500 psi. Yet, the same concrete air cured for the same period achieved only
2,550 psi. Furthermore, the compressive strengths at 180 days were actually lower
for the air cured concrete, 2,500 psi, where the continuously moisture cured
concrete achieved an ultimate compressive strength of over 5,750 psi. |
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Enhancing the Moist Curing Process - Although prolonged and thorough moist curing produces concrete far superior in all aspects over air cured concrete, prolonged moist curing cannot produce concrete which completely prevents water vapor transmission. Interconnecting capillaries are formed in the cement hydration process. Slow, moist curing is the most significant factor in producing high quality, high strength, waterproof and watertight concrete yet, without an enhancement to this curing process, it is impossible to produce concrete which is impermeable to water vapor transmission. |
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MOXIE Chemically
Reactive Products - MOXIE Chemically Reactive
Products, MOXIE 1800 SUPER-ADMIX, MOXIE 1500 Concrete Sealer, MOXIE 1600
Cleaner Sealer and MOXIE Flooring Sealant II (MFSII) are ready-to-use,
non-toxic, clear, and odorless, with specifically engineered and formulated
compounds, a complex catalytic agent and active enzymes. These complex,
hydrous silica, pozzolanic compounds react in a time-released fashion,
depending on their specific application, prior to, during, or/and after
hydration with the calcium hydroxides and by-products of hydration to form
additional cementitious (cement-like) materials. This conversion of all
available calcium hydroxides (free lime) into insoluble calcium silicates
eliminates potential efflorescence. During this period the controlled loss of
water slowly moist cures the concrete. The additional cementitious
materials by their very chemical and physical nature produce concrete and
portland cement based applications with a much higher density and surface
hardness, a dramatic increase in bond, flexural, tensile and compression
strength while achieving a near-zero capillary void state. MOXIE 1800 SUPER-ADMIX
- Enhances the
curing process. The initial phase of chemical reactions create colloidal
gels, prior to initial set, instead of the typical bleed water, preventing
internal segregation and settling of the concrete components, and after
initial set allow for immediate or almost immediate finishing. At initial
surface set the gel-like characteristics of the concrete provide the
properties of a thermal barrier restricting rapid evaporation of the surface
water which prevents shrinkage and slab curl, and reduces or eliminates
plastic cracks. These colloidal gels also protect the reinforcing steel from
internal corrosion and ultimately form additional cementitious materials that
provide further protection from externally caused corrosion. During the critical three
to seven day period after placement, and throughout the process of hydration,
the thermal barrier properties continue to compensate for shrinkage by
creating a stable and controlled environment which conserves the heat
generated by hydration in low ambient temperatures and reduces the amount of
heat absorption in high ambient temperatures. Therefore this thermal barrier,
to a great extent, is able to compensate for variations in temperature, wind,
and extended or even temporary zero mix times as a result of equipment
failure. However, maximum performance would always be achieved when the
standard safeguards and precautions are taken. After the cement
hydration process is complete, at the 28-day period, the final stages of the
initial phase take place and these colloidal gels react with what would
usually be the remaining by-products of hydration and the free mix water to
form the last of the cementitious materials. This timed-release process would
take approximately an additional 31 days to complete its' initial phase and
the continuing process becomes complete when all the calcium hydroxides and
by-products of hydration have formed additional cementitious (cement-like)
materials. A process which takes place prior to, during, as well as after the
final stages of cement hydration will produce the maximum performance,
increase in strength and decrease in permeability, for the given mix design. The absence of
interconnecting capillary voids also means that excess free mix water,
typically present after hydration of the cement, would be eliminated,
reducing the internal free humidity to a level that no corrosion can take
place. It takes approximately 850 days, under controlled laboratory
conditions, for the internal humidity of standard concrete to reach a point
where it no longer corrodes the reinforcing steel. If unprotected during this
period of time corrosive expansion of the reinforcing steel has already taken
place, creating the onset of structure cracks. |
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Using the problem to
provide a solution - MOXIE Chemically Reactive Products, MOXIE 1800 SUPER-ADMIX, MOXIE 1500
Concrete Sealer, MOXIE 1600 Cleaner Sealer and MOXIE Flooring Sealant II
(MFSII), use the concrete�s internal moisture to provide a solution to water
vapor problems. With MOXIE 1800
SUPER-ADMIX, the concrete's moisture is used to provide the proper,
prolonged, slow, moist curing, which enhances, improves, and provides a
portland cement based material which is impervious to the transmission of
water and water vapor, as well as other contaminants such as oil,
petroleum and many acids. When one of the three
topically applied MOXIE products available is used, the Chemically Reactive
Sealers use the existing moisture within the concrete, whether it may be
hydrating free mix water, or moisture migration to stop further moisture
intrusions. |
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New Technologies - The technology of concrete has become very sophisticated and hi-tech at the same time. Mix designs have become more exacting and consistent with the newer 5.3, 5.7, and even 6.2 sack mixes. Homes are being constructed of 3 wire, straw bales or rye grass using shotcrete or stucco processes. Concrete countertops are quickly becoming an economical option over granite, Italian Marble and Corian applications. Super-lightweight concrete processes utilizing MOXIE 1800 SUPER-ADMIX, chopped fiberglass fibers and foaming agents can produce concrete weighing as little as 38 lbs pcf while approaching structural strengths of 2,000 psi or more. These super-lightweight concrete processes are ideal for everything from Class "A" fire doors to shingles and roof tiles. Lightweight concrete canoes, as well as an annual nationwide State University Canoe Race, round out the age of hi-tech concrete. These new techniques and processes establish concrete as the most ideal and versatile of all construction materials, and no other material can be recycled as completely. |
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Conclusion - It is our purpose is to
continually provide the architect, engineer, specifier, contractor, owner, or
concrete professional, the most up-to-date concrete technologies, cost
effective solutions, as well as education on the processes, principals,
physics and differences between waterproof concrete and vaporproof concrete
relative to flooring, surface treatments and coatings. For the concrete
construction professional seeking answers, the consumer looking for a
solution, an individual interested in concrete and its many facets, or the
engineering student looking for all the information he can possibly find out
about concrete, we hope this website will provide some of those answers. DOWNLOAD
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