Durability of ternary blends containing high calcium fly ash and slag against sodium sulphate attack

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 267-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyon Kandasamy ◽  
Medhat H. Shehata
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Sodium Sulphate ◽  
Sulphate Attack ◽  
Ternary Blends ◽  
High Calcium ◽  
High Calcium Fly Ash

scholarly journals Durability of blended cement against sodium sulphate attack and alkali-silica reaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giri Raj Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Silica Fume ◽  
Alkali Silica Reaction ◽  
Sulphate Attack ◽  
Ternary Blends ◽  
Replacement Level ◽  
Fly Ashes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
High Calcium ◽  
High Calcium Fly Ash

Blended cements were studied for their efficacy against sulphate attack and alkali-silica reaction using six different types of fly ashes, a slag, a silica fume and four types of General Use Portland cement of different alkalinity. The study results showed that low calcium fly ash, silica fume and ground granulated blast furnace slag enhanced the sulphate resistance of cement with increased efficacy with the increase in the replacement level. However, slag and silica fume, especially at low replacement levels, exhibited increased rate of expansion beyond the age of 78 weeks. On the contrary, high calcium fly ashes showed reduced resistance to sulphate attack with no clear trend between the replacement level and expansion. Ternary blends consisting of silica fume, particulary in the amount of 5%, high calcium fly ashes and General Use (GU) cement provided high sulphate resistance, which was attributable to reduced permeability. In the same way, some of ternary blends consisting of slag, high calcium fly ash and GU cement improved sulphate resistance. Pre-blending optimum amount of gypsum with high calcium fly ash enhanced the latter's resistance to sulphate attack by producing more ettringite at the early stage of hydration. In the context of alkali-silica reaction permeability was found to be a contributing factor to the results of the accelerated mortar bar test. High-alkali, high-calcium fly ash was found to worsen the alkali silica reaction when used in concrete containing some reactive aggregates. Ternary blend of slag with high calcium fly ash was found to produce promising results in terms of counteracting alkali-silica reaction.

scholarly journals Durability of blended cement against sodium sulphate attack and alkali-silica reaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giri Raj Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Silica Fume ◽  
Alkali Silica Reaction ◽  
Sulphate Attack ◽  
Ternary Blends ◽  
Replacement Level ◽  
Fly Ashes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
High Calcium ◽  
High Calcium Fly Ash

Blended cements were studied for their efficacy against sulphate attack and alkali-silica reaction using six different types of fly ashes, a slag, a silica fume and four types of General Use Portland cement of different alkalinity. The study results showed that low calcium fly ash, silica fume and ground granulated blast furnace slag enhanced the sulphate resistance of cement with increased efficacy with the increase in the replacement level. However, slag and silica fume, especially at low replacement levels, exhibited increased rate of expansion beyond the age of 78 weeks. On the contrary, high calcium fly ashes showed reduced resistance to sulphate attack with no clear trend between the replacement level and expansion. Ternary blends consisting of silica fume, particulary in the amount of 5%, high calcium fly ashes and General Use (GU) cement provided high sulphate resistance, which was attributable to reduced permeability. In the same way, some of ternary blends consisting of slag, high calcium fly ash and GU cement improved sulphate resistance. Pre-blending optimum amount of gypsum with high calcium fly ash enhanced the latter's resistance to sulphate attack by producing more ettringite at the early stage of hydration. In the context of alkali-silica reaction permeability was found to be a contributing factor to the results of the accelerated mortar bar test. High-alkali, high-calcium fly ash was found to worsen the alkali silica reaction when used in concrete containing some reactive aggregates. Ternary blend of slag with high calcium fly ash was found to produce promising results in terms of counteracting alkali-silica reaction.

scholarly journals Durability of concrete containing ternary blends of high calcium fly ash and slag

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyon Kandasamy
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Sulfate Attack ◽  
Alkali Silica Reaction ◽  
Ternary Blends ◽  
Fresh Properties ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Salt Scaling ◽  
High Calcium ◽  
High Calcium Fly Ash

This thesis investigates the performance of ternary blends containing high calcium fly ash (HCFA) and slag against: sulfate attack, alkali-silica reaction (ASR), salt scaling, and freeze-thaw damage. In addition, compressive strength, permeability and fresh properties were evaluated. In terms of sulfate attack, the performance of HCFA was significantly enhanced when slag was added to the mix, and the same was found for ASR. The high efficacy in resisting ASR of HCFA/slag blends was found to be a result of the blends' ability to bind and retain alkalis. Regarding the salt scaling, the tested ternary concretes failed the Ministry of Transportation Ontario limit, 0.8 kg/m²; however, enhanced performance was achieved when the samples were cured by wrapping with plastic sheets. Ternary blends achieved high resistance to freezing/thawing and less bleeding compared to those of the control mix without slag or HCFA; however, setting time was dragged by about an hour.

Resistance of Fly Ash Mortars to Sulphate Attack in a Controlled Environment

1989 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Day ◽  
Jana Konecny
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sodium Sulphate ◽  
Controlled Environment ◽  
Mixed Solution ◽  
Sulphate Attack ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Calcium ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Sodium Solution

AbstractSulphate-expansion tests were performed on mortar bars manufactured with two types of subbituminous fly ash and two types of cement. One fly ash was from Alberta, Canada while the second, a high-calcium ash, was from the United States. Ordinary and sulphate-resistant cements were used in the examination.Bars were exposed to attack when they reached a given strength level. Some bars were soaked in a mixed solution of sodium and magnesium sulphate under controlled conditions; the pH of each solution was maintained at either 7 or 9.5 by regular additions of sulphuric acid. For other bars the pH of the solution was not controlled. Behaviour of bars in water baths where pH was maintained approximately constant was also examined. Bars were soaked in individual three-bar groups so that possible correlation between amount of acid added and linear bar expansion with time could be observed. Post-expansion examinations included strength degradation, qualitative X-ray analysis and thermal analysis.Results show some interesting correlations, or lack therof, between acid addition and sulphate attack. Mortars made with the Alberta ash performed better than the corresponding control mortars; however, in a mixed magnesium/sodium solution expansions were much greater than in previous tests where only sodium sulphate was used. Bars made with the high-calcium subbituminous ash performed very poorly under all conditions.

scholarly journals Durability of concrete containing ternary blends of high calcium fly ash and slag

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyon Kandasamy
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Sulfate Attack ◽  
Alkali Silica Reaction ◽  
Ternary Blends ◽  
Fresh Properties ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Salt Scaling ◽  
High Calcium ◽  
High Calcium Fly Ash

This thesis investigates the performance of ternary blends containing high calcium fly ash (HCFA) and slag against: sulfate attack, alkali-silica reaction (ASR), salt scaling, and freeze-thaw damage. In addition, compressive strength, permeability and fresh properties were evaluated. In terms of sulfate attack, the performance of HCFA was significantly enhanced when slag was added to the mix, and the same was found for ASR. The high efficacy in resisting ASR of HCFA/slag blends was found to be a result of the blends' ability to bind and retain alkalis. Regarding the salt scaling, the tested ternary concretes failed the Ministry of Transportation Ontario limit, 0.8 kg/m²; however, enhanced performance was achieved when the samples were cured by wrapping with plastic sheets. Ternary blends achieved high resistance to freezing/thawing and less bleeding compared to those of the control mix without slag or HCFA; however, setting time was dragged by about an hour.

Natural fiber reinforced high calcium fly ash geopolymer mortar

2020 ◽  
Vol 241 ◽  
pp. 118143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ampol Wongsa ◽  
Ronnakrit Kunthawatwong ◽  
Sakchai Naenudon ◽  
Vanchai Sata ◽  
Prinya Chindaprasirt
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
High Calcium ◽  
High Calcium Fly Ash

scholarly journals Novel Analytical Method for Mix Design and Performance Prediction of High Calcium Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 900
Author(s):  
Chamila Gunasekara ◽  
Peter Atzarakis ◽  
Weena Lokuge ◽  
David W. Law ◽  
Sujeeva Setunge
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Gradient Algorithm ◽  
Geopolymer Concrete ◽  
Statistical Regression ◽  
Solid Ratio ◽  
Marquardt Algorithm ◽  
High Calcium ◽  
High Calcium Fly Ash ◽  
Matlab Programming

Despite extensive in-depth research into high calcium fly ash geopolymer concretes and a number of proposed methods to calculate the mix proportions, no universally applicable method to determine the mix proportions has been developed. This paper uses an artificial neural network (ANN) machine learning toolbox in a MATLAB programming environment together with a Bayesian regularization algorithm, the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm and a scaled conjugate gradient algorithm to attain a specified target compressive strength at 28 days. The relationship between the four key parameters, namely water/solid ratio, alkaline activator/binder ratio, Na2SiO3/NaOH ratio and NaOH molarity, and the compressive strength of geopolymer concrete is determined. The geopolymer concrete mix proportions based on the ANN algorithm model and contour plots developed were experimentally validated. Thus, the proposed method can be used to determine mix designs for high calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete in the range 25–45 MPa at 28 days. In addition, the design equations developed using the statistical regression model provide an insight to predict tensile strength and elastic modulus for a given compressive strength.

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