Ultrasonic Monitoring of Hydration Using Embedded Piezoelectric Transducers

2010 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 510-513
Author(s):  
Lei Qin ◽  
Qian Qian Zhong ◽  
Shi Feng Huang ◽  
Xin Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Cement Paste ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Ultrasonic Waves ◽  
Piezoelectric Transducers ◽  
Hydration Process ◽  
Ultrasonic Monitoring ◽  
Coupling Problem ◽  
Velocity Amplitude ◽  
Wave Parameters

This study utilized embedded piezoelectric transducers for monitoring of cement hydration process. Longitudinal ultrasonic transducer which was suitable for being embedded in cement paste was prepared by cutting PZT rods and coating epoxy layer. The transducers were used to generate and receive ultrasonic waves to continuously observe the hydration of cement paste. The characteristics of wave parameters such as wave velocity, amplitude and frequency were used to interpret the hydration process of cement. Relationship between the character values of the wave and the process of hydration could be established. Therefore, it is feasible to observe the hydration progress using this technology. The coupling problem existed in traditional ultrasonic monitoring of hydration can be solved and the whole life monitoring of cement materials can be also achieved through this method.

Analysis of Cement Hydration Monitoring Using Embedded and External Ultrasonic Transducers

2011 ◽  
Vol 306-307 ◽  
pp. 514-518
Author(s):  
Qian Qian Zhong ◽  
Lei Qin ◽  
Shi Feng Huang ◽  
Xin Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Spectrum ◽  
Cement Paste ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Piezoelectric Transducers ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducers ◽  
Hydration Process ◽  
Ultrasonic Monitoring ◽  
Early Hydration ◽  
Coupling Problem

This study adopted home-made embedded piezoelectric transducers and external commercial ultrasonic transducers respectively to monitor early hydration processes of cement. This paper discussed the development of ultrasonic amplitude and frequency spectrum during the hydration process. It is proved that the method is effective for monitoring the hydration of cement paste. The embedded transducer could resolve the coupling problem of ultrasonic monitoring and it could be used for the whole life health monitoring of concrete.

scholarly journals Effect of nano-SnO2 on early-age hydration of Portland cement paste

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 168781401985194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianping Zhu ◽  
Genshen Li ◽  
Ruijie Xia ◽  
Huanhuan Hou ◽  
Haibin Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Portland Cement ◽  
Cement Paste ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Hydration Process ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Test Machine ◽  
Portland Cement Paste ◽  
Scanning Electron

Nanomaterial, as a new emerging material in the field of civil engineering, has been widely utilized to enhance the mechanical properties of cementitious material. Nano-SnO2 has presented high hardness characteristics, but there is little study of the application of nano-SnO2 in the cementitious materials. This study mainly investigated the hydration characteristics and strength development of Portland cement paste incorporating nano-SnO2 powders with 0%, 0.08%, and 0.20% dosage. It was found that the early-age compressive strength of cement paste could be greatly improved when nano-SnO2 was incorporated with 0.08% dosage. The hydration process and microstructure were then measured by hydraulic test machine, calorimeter, nanoindentation, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and mercury intrusion porosimetry. It was found that the cement hydration process was promoted by the addition of nano-SnO2, and the total amount of heat released from cement hydration is also increased. In addition, the addition of nano-SnO2 can promote the generations of high density C-S-H and reduce the generations of low density C-S-H indicating the nucleation effect of nano-SnO2 in the crystal growth process. The porosity and probable pore diameter of cement paste with 0.08% nano-SnO2 were decreased, and the scanning electron microscopic results also show that the cement paste with 0.08% nano-SnO2 promotes the densification of cement microstructure, which are consistent with the strength performance.

scholarly journals Study on adsorption, rheology and hydration behaviours of Polycarboxylate(PCE) superplasticizer synthesized by different acid to ether ratio

2021 ◽  
Vol 2133 (1) ◽  
pp. 012007
Author(s):  
Zhijun Lin ◽  
Xiaofang Zhang ◽  
Zhanhua Chen ◽  
Yue Xiao ◽  
Yunhui Fang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Cement Paste ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Main Chain ◽  
Chain Structure ◽  
Hydration Process ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Structure Parameters ◽  
Polycarboxylate Superplasticizer

Abstract Polycarboxylate superplasticizer is synthesised by different acid to ether ratio, which is changing the main chain structure parameters, obtained different microstructures. The effect of different microstructure PCE superplasticizer on the fluidity of cement paste, rheological thixotropy, adsorption capacity and hydration heat are studied. The results show that dispersing performance in cement with acid to ether ratio of 3.5 is the best, the molecular weight and side chain density have rather little effect on the cement hydration process.

scholarly journals Effect of Delaminated MXene (Ti3C2) on the Performance of Cement Paste

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianping Zhu ◽  
Genshen Li ◽  
Chunhua Feng ◽  
Libo Wang ◽  
Wenyan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Cement Paste ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Hydration Heat ◽  
Hydration Process ◽  
Cement Matrix ◽  
Cement Composites ◽  
Hydrated Cement ◽  
Hydration Products

Delaminated MXene was incorporated into cement to improve the properties of cement composites, and its effects on the hydration process, microstructures, and mechanical properties were investigated, respectively. The investigation results showed that delaminated MXene was well-dispersed in the cement matrix and significantly reinforced the compressive strength of cement, especially when the addition is 0.01 wt%. Meanwhile, the total hydration heat of cement hydration and the quantity of hydration products were increased with the addition of delaminated MXene. In addition, the formation of HD C-S-H gel was promoted, and the microstructure of hydrated cement became more compact.

scholarly journals Effect of MXene (Nano-Ti3C2) on Early-Age Hydration of Cement Paste

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibin Yin ◽  
Jianping Zhu ◽  
Xuemao Guan ◽  
Zhengpeng Yang ◽  
Yu Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cement Paste ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Hydration Process ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Hydration Products ◽  
Hydration Properties ◽  
Network Connection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Early Age Hydration

As a new two-dimensional material, MXene (nano-Ti3C2) has been widely applied in many fields, especially for reinforced composite materials. In this paper, mechanical testing, X-ray diffraction (XRD), hydration heat, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and EDS analysis were used to analyze the impact of MXene on cement hydration properties. The obtained results revealed that (a) MXene could greatly improve the early compressive strength of cement paste with 0.04 wt% concentration, (b) the phase type of early-age hydration products has not been changed after the addition of MXene, (c) hydration exothermic rate within 72 h has small difference at different amount of MXene, and (d) morphologies of hydration products were varied with the dosage of MXene, a lot of tufted ettringites appeared in 3 d hydration products when the content of MXene was 0.04 wt%, which will have a positive effect on improving the early mechanical properties of cement paste. MXene has inhibited the Portland cement hydration process; the main role of MXene in the cement hydration process is to promote the messy ettringite becoming regular distribution at a node and form network connection structure in the crystals growth process, making the mechanics performance of cement paste significantly improved.

Assessing Rheological Properties of Cement Paste as a First Step in Predicting Robustness of Self-compacting Concrete

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 1733-1739
Author(s):  
Marius Dumitrescu ◽  
Alina Badanoiu ◽  
Constantin Dorinel Voinitchi ◽  
Georgeta Voicu
Keyword(s):  
Cement Paste ◽  
Rheological Behavior ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Hydration Process ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Binder Ratio ◽  
Early Strength ◽  
Water To Binder Ratio

This paper proposes a methodology to assess the rheological behavior of cement paste as a first step to linking this behavior to the robustness of the Self Compacting Mortar (SCM) and further extending this to Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC). Cement paste�s rheological behavior was assessed in terms of spread (using a mini-cone) and time of flow (using the Marsh cone). The results show that the type of superplasticizer (SP) admixture has a great influence on the rheological behavior of cement paste and for each combination of binder and superplasticizer admixture there is a specific range of water to binder ratio in which the rheology of paste seems to be appropriate for obtaining a robust SCC mix. The influence of SP and limestone filler addition on the kinetic of cement hydration process was assessed by X Ray Diffraction and thermal analysis (TG-DTA). Based on these results, i.e. an important delaying effect exerted by superplasticizer additions on cement hydration process at early ages (1 day), it can be concluded that when designing SCC for the precast industry - where the early strength of concrete is of high importance, analyzing the early strength of binder paste together with the robustness properties is very important. The correlation between the two aspects - rheology and early strength -is very important in this case in order to obtain applicable results in practice.

scholarly journals The role of graphene/graphene oxide in cement hydration

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 768-778
Author(s):  
Shaoqiang Meng ◽  
Xiaowei Ouyang ◽  
Jiyang Fu ◽  
Yanfei Niu ◽  
Yuwei Ma
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Cement Paste ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Isothermal Calorimetry ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Early Hydration ◽  
Mobility Of Ions ◽  
Cement Surface

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.

scholarly journals Basic creep of cement paste at early age - the role of cement hydration

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 191-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateusz Wyrzykowski ◽  
Karen Scrivener ◽  
Pietro Lura
Keyword(s):  
Cement Paste ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Basic Creep ◽  
Early Age
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