Correlation analysis and statistical assessment of early hydration characteristics and compressive strength for multi-composite cement paste

2021 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
pp. 125260
Author(s):  
Zhiping Li ◽  
Xiaojian Gao ◽  
Dagang Lu
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Adiwijaya Ali ◽  
Irka Tangke Datu

The goal of this research is to investigate the influence of seawater as mixing water and curing water on characteristics of cement paste and mortar. Research was conducted with making mixtures of cement paste and mortar using two kind of cement, Portland Composite Cement (PCC) and Pozzolana Portland Cement (PPC) with seawater as mixing water. Characteristics of fine aggregate and characteristics of cement paste with seawater mixing were investigated. Furthermore, 144 cube mortar specimens in size of 5 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm in four series mortar mixtures were casted according with SNI 03-6825-2002. At 24 hours after specimens were casted, cube mortar specimens were cured in tap water curing (TC), seawater curing (SC) and air curing (AC). After achievement at certain curing day of 3, 7, 14 and 28 days, cube mortar samples were tested in compressive strength. Results concluded that seawater mixing improves compressive strength of mortar up to 28 days in all curing conditions, TC, SC and AC. Moreover, strength of mortar is not affected by type of curing water, tap water or seawater.


2014 ◽  
Vol 621 ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahimah Embong ◽  
Andri Kusbiantoro

This paper studies the effect of sodium chloride as the additive component in cement paste. Sodium chloride was included at 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, and 2% by weight of cement content. Analysis on the performance of this reagent was conducted via setting time, compressive strength, and porosity test. Based on the setting time analysis, the inclusion of sodium chloride can extend the initial setting time of cement paste up to 24.91% longer than control specimen. Obstruction on the formation of calcium silicate hydrate gel by sodium and chloride ion was one of the possible causes to this phenomenon. Acceleration on the compressive strength development by sodium chloride was also detected. It appears that sodium chloride was able to de-flocculate the coagulated cement particles and reduced the viscosities of cement slurries; hence resulted in faster early hydration process.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4546
Author(s):  
Kaiyue Zhao ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Bing Wang ◽  
Yupeng Tian ◽  
Shanbin Xue ◽  
...  

Cement-based materials prepared with activated water induced by a magnetic field or electric field represent a possible solution to environmental issues caused by the worldwide utilization of chemical admixtures. In this contribution, electric- and magnetic-activated water have been produced. The workability and mechanical properties of cement mortar prepared with this activated water have been investigated. The results indicate that the pH and absorbance (Abs) values of the water varied as the electric and magnetic field changed, and their values increased significantly, exhibiting improved activity compared with that of the untreated water. In addition, activated water still retains activity within 30 min of the resting time. The fluidity of the cement paste prepared with electric-activated water was significantly larger than that of the untreated paste. However, the level of improvement differed with the worst performance resulting from cement paste prepared with alternating voltage activated water. In terms of mechanical properties, both compressive strength and flexural strength obtained its maximum values at 280 mT with two processing cycles. The compressive strength increased 26% as the curing time increased from 7 days to 28 days and flexural strength increased by 31%. In addition, through the introduction of magnetic-activated water into cement mortar, the mechanical strength can be maintained without losing its workability when the amount of cement is reduced.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1611
Author(s):  
Gintautas Skripkiūnas ◽  
Asta Kičaitė ◽  
Harald Justnes ◽  
Ina Pundienė

The effect of calcium nitrate (CN) dosages from 0 to 3% (of cement mass) on the properties of fresh cement paste rheology and hardening processes and on the strength of hardened concrete with two types of limestone-blended composite cements (CEM II A-LL 42.5 R and 42.5 N) at different initial (two-day) curing temperatures (−10 °C to +20 °C) is presented. The rheology results showed that a CN dosage up to 1.5% works as a plasticizing admixture, while higher amounts demonstrate the effect of increasing viscosity. At higher CN content, the viscosity growth in normal early strength (N type) cement pastes is much slower than in high early strength (R type) cement pastes. For both cement-type pastes, shortening the initial and final setting times is more effective when using 3% at +5 °C and 0 °C. At these temperatures, the use of 3% CN reduces the initial setting time for high early strength paste by 7.4 and 5.4 times and for normal early strength cement paste by 3.5 and 3.4 times when compared to a CN-free cement paste. The most efficient use of CN is achieved at −5 °C for compressive strength enlargement; a 1% CN dosage ensures the compressive strength of samples at a −5 °C initial curing temperature, with high early strength cement exceeding 3.5 MPa but being less than the required 3.5 MPa in samples with normal early strength cement.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 768-778
Author(s):  
Shaoqiang Meng ◽  
Xiaowei Ouyang ◽  
Jiyang Fu ◽  
Yanfei Niu ◽  
Yuwei Ma

Abstract Graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO) have been shown to significantly improve the mechanical properties of cement-based materials. In this study, the effect of the G/GO on cement hydration was investigated. First, the zeta potential of G/GO in simulated solutions was tested, and the interaction between G/GO’s surface and Ca2+ was explored. Subsequently, scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the morphology of C–S–H nucleation and growth on the cement surface in the cement paste containing G/GO. Furthermore, XRD and TGA analyses were carried out on the hydration products of the sample. At last, isothermal calorimetry was applied to investigate the influence of G/GO on the early hydration of cement. The results showed that the addition of G/GO significantly accelerates C–S–H nucleation and growth on the cement surface. It is indicated that the high mobility ions derived by G/GO in the cement paste dominate the reason for the accelerated hydration of cement. The presence of G, especially GO, facilitates the mobility of ions, especially Ca2+, thus enhances the interaction between the cement surface and the ions. This strong interaction promotes the C–S–H nucleation and growth, and therefore, the hydration of the cement.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 2005-2010
Author(s):  
Hao Lu ◽  
Gu Hua Li ◽  
Jia Wei Yang ◽  
Liang Zhang ◽  
Ze Jiang Sun ◽  
...  

Compared with the river sand, manufactured sand’s particle type and gradation is relatively poor and the surface is mat .The manufactured sand also has a big effect on the workability of concrete. In this paper,the Equivalent powder paste’s volume of manufactured sand concrete was determined according to Mehta and Aitcin’s ideas for the preparation of HPC,at the same time,the equivalent powder paste volume is assumed as the cement paste volume in the experiment. The influence of polypropylene fiber on Manufactured sand concrete’s workability and Compressive strength were researched in the case of fixed powder paste .


2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 591-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordana Stefanovic ◽  
Ljubica Cojbasic ◽  
Zivko Sekulic ◽  
Srdjan Matijasevic

Fly ash (FA) can be used in cement mixtures with certain limitations. The problem of the mentioned mixtures lies in the insufficient activity of the particles of FA in the reactions which are important for the establishment of the mechanical characteristics of cement. This is particularly true for the hydration reactions. As a result of this, cement pastes formed by mixing ash and clinker have worse characteristics compared to those of pure Portland cement (PC), especially in the early period of setting. As is well known, FA can be a good solution for the neutralization of the negative effects generated due to the creation of free Ca(OH)2 during the hydration of PC, provided that the problems with the low activity of FAare overcome. For the experiments in this study, a mixture of Portland cement and fly ash was used, the content of ash in the mixture being 30 % and 50 %. Mechanical activation was performed in a vibrating ring mill. The goal of this study was to demonstrate, through experimental results, that during the mechanical activation of a PC and FA mixture, the components in the mixture which mostly affect the direction, rate and range of hydration reactions occurring in the mixture had been activated. The values of the compressive strength of the activated and non-activated mixtures and the changes of their specific surface area proved that during the grinding process, the mixture PC+FA had been mechanically activated. The highest increase of compressive strength was achieved in the early period of setting, which indicates an improvement in the early hydration of the mixture. XRD, DTA and TG analyses showed that the alite (C3S) and belite (C2S) from the PC and a part of the fly ash were activated. .


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