scholarly journals Durability of GFRC Modified by Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement under Elevated Curing Temperatures

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meimei Song ◽  
Ke Wu ◽  
Yihua Dou

CSA/GFRC is an advanced composite material possessed with great ductility and durability. However, its bending performance and fibre condition, as well as intrinsic microstructural changes, under elevated temperature have not been understood so far. XRD was applied in this study to investigate the hydration mechanism of CSA cement under 50°C, 70°C, and 80°C. Bending performance was carried out to test the toughness of CSA/GFRC. SEM was applied to observe the underlying microstructural changes of CSA/GFRC under different curing regimes. It was found out that there was a gradual degradation of both ultimate tensile strength and ultimate strain of CSA/GFRC with elevated curing temperature and curing age, but glass fibre still shows considerable ability to carry stress alone by bridging cracks. Microstructural studies showed that, at accelerated temperatures of 50°C and 70°C, the space between fibres remained empty in general only with some hydration products adhering to the fibre surface occasionally. At a higher accelerated curing temperature of 80°C, densification of the interfilamentary spaces by larger and clustered hydration products can be observed at longer curing ages, causing the fibres to lose parts of the flexibility. Therefore, it can be concluded that densification of interfilamentary spaces may have a greater role to play in the strength degradation of CSA/GFRC than mechanisms associated with fibre weakening caused by chemical corrosion.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2083 (2) ◽  
pp. 022082
Author(s):  
Binbin Na ◽  
Bin Yan

Abstract The influence of curing temperature on the bond strength of ITZ was studied in this paper. It is found that, Increasing curing temperature can improve the bond strength of ITZ in the early age, but it will significantly decreases the growth trend of the bond strength. The micro-morphology characteristics were examined by the method of scanning electron microscopy, It was found that, the higher the curing temperature is, the more uneven the hydration products distribution of ITZ is, and also the looser the ITZ structure is.


2013 ◽  
Vol 328 ◽  
pp. 863-866
Author(s):  
Jun Liu ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Run Qing Liu ◽  
Fang Zhi Lin ◽  
Zi Yan Huang

The mechanical strength change trend of Portland cement at different temperatures (+5°C, 0°C,-5°C,-10°C) was researched, and hydration performance and slurry structure of Portland cement was studied. Results showed that hydration process of Portland cement didn't vary with the lowering of curing temperature, but each stage of hydration time extended. The temperature decrease prolonged formation time of hydration products, making the early microstructure to loose, produces more pores, and causes the early mechanical strength of Portland cement to decrease.


2011 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 701-704
Author(s):  
Peng Liu ◽  
Zhi Wu Yu ◽  
Ling Kun Chen ◽  
Zhu Ding

Phosphoaluminate cement (PAC) is a kind of new cementitious material which has many special properties compared to Portland cement (PC). PAC sets quickly and develops early-high strength. In order to investigate the hydration mechanism, the hydration products and microstructure of PAC were studied with x-ray diffraction (XRD), electron scanning microscope (SEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Heat evolution of PAC was also measured. The results show that the hydration mechanism of PAC is different from Portland cement, which is caused by the special minerals including CxP, CA(P), phase L, and so on. The main hydration products of PAC are calcium phosphorus aluminates hydrate (C-A-P-H), calcium phosphate hydrate (C-P-H), aluminates hydrate (C-A-H), the corresponding hydration microcrystal as well as gels. Also, there is no calcium hydroxide produced during hydration. The hydration procedure of PAC is divided into four stages which are dissolution and induction, acceleration, deceleration, stabilization.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 2776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumra Yousuf ◽  
Payam Shafigh ◽  
Zainah Ibrahim ◽  
Huzaifa Hashim ◽  
Mohammad Panjehpour

Cement-based materials (CBMs) such as pastes, mortars and concretes are the most frequently used building materials in the present construction industry. Cement hydration, along with the resulting compressive strength in these materials, is dependent on curing temperature, methods and duration. A concrete subjected to an initial higher curing temperature undergoes accelerated hydration by resulting in non-uniform scattering of the hydration products and consequently creating a great porosity at later ages. This phenomenon is called crossover effect (COE). The COE may occur even at early ages between seven to 10 days for Portland cements with various mineral compositions. Compressive strength and other mechanical properties are important for the long life of concrete structures, so any reduction in these properties is of great concern to engineers. This study aims to review existing information on COE phenomenon in CBMs and provide recommendations for future research.


2014 ◽  
Vol 576 ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Ping Deng ◽  
Xiao Liang Wang ◽  
Yi Ping Guo

Magnesium slag is a kind of industrial waste during the silicothermic process for magnesium reduction which has potential hydration activity. By adding 20% to 50% of magnesium slag into Portland cement, the influence principle of the additive amount of magnesium slag on the pozzolanic activity is investigated through performance testing and hydration products analysis. During the early period of hydration process, the strength of pozzolanic effectiveness ratio weakens with the increasing additive amount of magnesium slag, while during the later period of hydration process with the additive amount of magnesium slag less than 40%, the strength of pozzolanic effectiveness ratio increases with increasing additive amount of magnesium slag. The activity index of magnesium slag increases with the increase of period and additive amount, and the strength brought by hydration of magnesium slag is a key source of the strength improvement of Portland cement with magnesium slag.


2021 ◽  
pp. 130094
Author(s):  
Zhengning Sun ◽  
Song Nie ◽  
Jian Zhou ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Zhifeng Chen ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhang ◽  
Zhu Ding ◽  
Feng Xing ◽  
Peng Liu

An electrodeless resistivity measurement system developed recently can provide a reliable method for monitoring the hydration process of cement-based materials continuously and accurately. Phosphoaluminate cement (PAC) sets quickly and develops high early strength. In order to understand the mechanism, the hydration products and microstructure formation of PAC in early age need to be studied. In the study, early hydration process of PAC with different dosage of retarder was investigated by the electrodeless resistivity equipment. According to resistivity-time curve, resistivity of freshly mixed PAC paste decreases sharply and then rises slowly, some characteristic peaks appear at different hydration stages of PAC. Heat evolution of PAC was also measured. The hydration mechanism and structure formation were studied according to these results. Depending on the dosage of retarder, the hydration process of PAC includes four stages which are dissolution, induction, acceleration and deceleration.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2514
Author(s):  
Zhengning Sun ◽  
Jian Zhou ◽  
Qiulin Qi ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Na Zhang ◽  
...  

This paper aimed to report the effects of fly ash (FA) on the mechanical properties and hydration of calcium sulfoaluminate-activated supersulfated cement (CSA-SSC). The CSA-SSC comprises of 80% granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS), 15% anhydrite, and 5% high-belite calcium sulfoaluminate cement (HB-CSA) clinker. The hydration products of CSA-SSC with or without FA were investigated by X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The experimental results indicated that the addition of FA by 10% to 30% resulted in a decrease in the rate of heat evolution and total heat evolution of CSA-SSC. As the content of FA was increased in the CSA-SSC system, the compressive and flexural strengths of the CSA-SSC with FA after 1 day of hydration were decreased. After 7 days of hydration, the compressive and flexural strength of CSA-SSC mixed with 10 wt.% and 20 wt.% of FA rapidly increased and exceeded that of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), especially the flexural strength. Moreover, the compressive strength of CSA-SSC mixed with 30 wt.% of FA after 90 days of hydration was close to that of OPC, and flexural strength of CSA-SSC mixed with 30 wt.% of FA after 7 days of hydration was close to that of OPC. The hydration products of the CSA-SSC and CSA-SSC mixed with FA were mainly ettringite and calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H).


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 2633366X2092652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan Li ◽  
Xianping Wang ◽  
Xuemao Guan ◽  
Dinghua Zou

In this study, LiAl-layered double hydroxides Lithium aluminum hydrotalcite (LiAl-LDH) with different specific surface area were prepared by the separate nucleation and aging steps (SNAS) method and then were employed to prepare calcium sulfoaluminate cement-based grouting material (CBGM) paste. The influence of LiAl-LDH slurries on fresh and hardened properties of the CBGM paste was investigated in terms of fluidity, stability, setting time, and compressive strength. Additionally, the hydration process and hydration products of the CBGM paste were characterized by hydration heat, X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis–thermogravimetry, and Fourier transform infrared analyses. The acquired results illustrated that LiAl-LDH with larger specific surface area led to a faster hydration rate at early age, a lower fluidity, a shorter setting time, and a higher stability. Furthermore, due to the crystal nucleation effect, the addition of LiAl-LDH slurries did not cause a new phase to form but changed the morphology and increased the amount of hydration products, yielding higher compressive strength.


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