scholarly journals Effects of Shrinkage Reducing Agent and Expansive Additive on Plastic Shrinkage of Mortar at Different Temperatures

2018 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 02002
Author(s):  
Sarapon Treesuwan ◽  
Komsan Maleesee ◽  
Shigeyuki Date
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Initial Setting Time ◽  
Plastic Shrinkage ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Expansive Additive ◽  
Hot Weather ◽  
Shrinkage Reducing Agent

In the construction, it is inevitable to perform plaster work in hot weather which causes the dehydration and rapid shrinkage on the paste during the early age. This research shows the studies of reducing the plastic shrinkage of mortar during the early age with such additives as the Shrinkage Reducing Agent (SRA), the Expansive Additive (EX), and the Fly Ash (FA) in controlled temperatures at 30°C and 40°C, with relative humidity between 60% and 70% according to the ASTM C1579-06 standard, with the strain gauge installed at 0.5 cm.from the surface. The shrinkage rate was measured starting from the Initial Setting Time and every 10 minutes afterwards for 24 hours. The results show that high temperature effects the cracking and how to use different formulas of additive under different circumstances is considerably important. To use only one additive is not sufficient in high temperature. To use the SRA in addition to the EX enhances better expansion than to use only the EX. Moreover, it is recommended to pay close attention in adding large amount of the FA into mortar with the EX and SRA added which extremely enhances the expansion and potential cracking.

Effect of Expansive Additive and Shrinkage Reducing Agent on Plastic Shrinkage of Steam-Cured Mortar

2018 ◽  
Vol 936 ◽  
pp. 207-213
Author(s):  
Sarapon Treesuwan ◽  
Komsan Maleesee ◽  
Shigeyuki Date
Keyword(s):  
Factorial Design ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Steam Curing ◽  
Initial Setting Time ◽  
Plastic Shrinkage ◽  
Initial Setting ◽  
Expansive Additive ◽  
Shrinkage Reducing Agent

This research is part of the mortar’s plastic shrinkage study. Contents in this article is related to how the Expansive Additive (EX), Shrinkage Reducing Agent (SRA), and Fly Ash (FA) help to reduce and control the shrinkage and to compare the effectiveness of these substances used in the normal curing, i.e., at 30 °C and in the steam curing process by using the factorial design with 3 factors and to be divided into 2 levels. Factors to be studied are the amount of EX, SRA and FA replacement. The test of plastic shrinkage was conducted in accordance with the ASTM C1579-06 standard, placing the strain gauge 0.5 centimeters beneath the surface in the middle of the mold, recording the shrinkage rate starting from the initial setting time for 24 hours. The results showed that, in normal curing, the EX influences the expansion while, in steam curing, the EX and SRA significantly influences the expansion. To add the FA in high volume along with the EX significantly effects the expansion for both the normal and steam curing. Furthermore, the study model and equation for plastic shrinkage of mortar are presented in the form of factor proportion to be considered from the factorial design study basis.

scholarly journals Effects of Shrinkage Reducing Agent and Expansive Additive on Mortar Properties

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarapon Treesuwan ◽  
Komsan Maleesee
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Alkyl Ether ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Steam Curing ◽  
Plastic Shrinkage ◽  
Compressive Strength Test ◽  
Expansive Additive ◽  
Shrinkage Reducing Agent

This research is to study the effect of mortar mixed with shrinkage reducing agent (polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether type), expansive additive (CaO type), and fly ash (hereinafter “SRA,” “EX,” and “FA,” resp.). Moreover, steam curing was studied to improve the properties of mortar. The plastic shrinkage test was conducted by using the strain gauge embedded at 0.5 cm from the surface according to the ASTM C1579-06 standard within early age followed by the total shrinkage test and compressive strength test. The test results showed that mixing both the EX and SRA increases the plastic enlargement of the mortar during the early age more than using either the EX or SRA solely. The steam curing helps to reduce the plastic shrinkage when the mortar is added with the FA and SRA while adding the EX increases the enlargement compared to the normal curing. When the EX, SRA, and FA are all added to the mortar mixing, great attention should be paid due to the increase of greater enlargement. For the compressive strength view, the steam curing increases the compressive strength in all types of mixture. The steam curing significantly helps increasing the compressive strength of mortar with combination of EX, SRA, and FA. Nevertheless, the XRD and SEM tests explain such enlargement accordingly.

The Influence of Chemical Admixtures on the Autogenous Shrinkage Ultra-High Performance Concrete

2010 ◽  
Vol 452-453 ◽  
pp. 725-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Jun Park ◽  
Sung Wook Kim ◽  
Gum Sung Ryu ◽  
Kwang Myung Lee
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Shrinkage Stress ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Expansive Additive ◽  
Shrinkage Reducing Agent

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a material developing remarkable performance with compressive strength of about 200 MPa and flexural strength of approximately 30 MPa on which research is actively conducted today. However, UHPC is also characterized by a mixing composed of a high specific quantity of binder that is a W/B ratio of about 0.2, which requires to examine the effects of the autogenous shrinkage. Accordingly, this study investigates the effects of the use of expansive additive and water reducing agent on the autogenous shrinkage of UHPC at early age. To that goal, autogenous shrinkage test and ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) monitoring are conducted for a mixing of UHPC using expansive additive and shrinkage reducing agent. The experimental results reveal that the autogenous shrinkage of UHPC reduces by 24% for a mix of UHPC adopting both 7.5% of expansive additive and 1% of shrinkage reducing agent compared to the mix without admixture. Furthermore, this mix is seen to compensate the autogenous shrinkage occurring at early age when UHPC develops its largest stiffness in view of the UPV evolution curve. At that time, the shrinkage stress seems to be extremely softened.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Influence of Crystalline Admixtures at Early Age Performance of Cement-Based Mortar by Electrical Resistance Monitoring

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 5705
Author(s):  
Rubén Beltrán Cobos ◽  
Fabiano Tavares Pinto ◽  
Mercedes Sánchez Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Thermogravimetric Analysis ◽  
Remote Monitoring ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Resistance Monitoring ◽  
Initial Setting Time ◽  
Characterization Techniques ◽  
Initial Setting

Crystalline admixtures are employed for waterproofing concrete. This type of admixtures can affect the early age performance of cement-based mixes. The electrical resistance properties of cement have been related to the initial setting time and to the hydration development. This paper proposes a system for remote monitoring of the initial setting time and the first days of the hardening of cement-based mortars to evaluate the effect of the incorporation of crystalline admixtures. The electrical resistance results have been confirmed by other characterization techniques such as thermogravimetric analysis and compressive strength measurements. From the electrical resistance monitoring it has been observed that the incorporation of crystalline admixtures causes a delay in the initial setting time and hydration processes. The measurements also allow to evaluate the influence of the amount of admixture used; thus, being very useful as a tool to define the optimum admixture dosage to be used.

The Early-Age Drying Shrinkage of Cement-Based Materials with the same Workability after Temperature Compensation

2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 2604-2609
Author(s):  
Li Feng Zhang ◽  
Jun Ying Lai ◽  
Xiao Qian Qian ◽  
Chong Shen
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Compensation ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Concrete Specimen ◽  
Temperature Deformation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Peak Time ◽  
Initial Setting Time ◽  
Cement Based Materials

The early age drying shrinkage of cement-based materials with same the same workability staring from the initial setting time was studied. Superplasticizers (SP) were used to get the same workability. The drying shrinkage of paste was measured by clock gauge, and CABR-NES deformation instrument was used to measure the shrinkage of concrete. Temperature probes were buried into both paste and concrete specimen cores to measure the temperature curve, and temperature deformation was considered into the early shrinkage. Results show the addition of SP increases much more shrinkage than the control group, and polycarboxylate SP increases more shrinkage than naphthalene SP. The different temperature peak time of different mixtures show that the addition of SP changes the hydration process of cement, and the shrinkage of cement-based materials after temperature compensation is bigger than the measured value in the first 6 hours, but the gap is not big.

scholarly journals Some microstructure properties at early age of ettringite binder based on rich C12A7 calcium aluminate cement

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Nguyen Ngoc Lam
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Aluminate ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Bound Water ◽  
Hydration Product ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Initial Setting Time ◽  
Main Compound ◽  
Initial Setting

The mineral composition of calcium aluminate cements is traditionally based on CA (monocalcium aluminate-CaO·Al2O3). Recently, a new cement with the main compound of C12A7 (Mayenite) has been developed for rapid hardening binder. This cement is used in conjunction with a sulfate binder to form a new type binder called ettringite binder due to the high quantity of ettringite in the hydration product, opened new possibilities for mortar and concrete formulations. This paper focuses on some microstructure characteristics of the ettringite binder based on a C12A7 rich cement and a hemihydrate at early age. Some important characteristics of this binder were found, such as: short setting time (about 40–50 minutes), rapid expansion just after initial setting time, rapid evolution of porosity and bound water during the first 5 hours of hydration. The correlation between bound water and porosity of hardened binders was also found in this paper. Article history: Received 24 January 2018, Revised 04 April 2018, Accepted 27 April 2018  

Effect of Carboxylmethyl Cellulose Sulfate (CMC-S) on the Hydration Process of Cement Paste

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 123-126
Author(s):  
Feng Yuan Huang ◽  
Xiao Jie Wu ◽  
Wei Feng Ying ◽  
Yong Peng Yu ◽  
Hong Xun Chi
Keyword(s):  
Cement Paste ◽  
Differential Scanning Calorimeter ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Hydration Heat ◽  
Hydration Process ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Cellulose Sulfate

The application of Carboxylmethyl Cellulose Sulfate (CMC-S) in cement paste was studied. The effect of CMC-S on the setting time of cement paste was investigated. Hydration heat of specimens with different cured age was measured via the Hydration Heat Tester (HHT), and hydration process was recorded via Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC). The results indicated that CMC-S was a kind of set-retarding and water-reducing agent; its retarding properties appeared at early age, but after three days, the hydration process of cement paste was even improved.

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