The Mechanism of Mineral Admixture in Cement Hydration

2012 ◽  
Vol 450-451 ◽  
pp. 1528-1531
Author(s):  
Mei Li Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Cement Paste ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Mineral Admixture ◽  
Hydration Mechanism ◽  
Curing Period ◽  
Durability Performance

The mineral admixture is one of the indispensable materials for ordinary high-performance concrete. In this paper, the pure cement paste and cement paste replacing by mineral admixture were tested by cement mortar. The SEM analysis of pure cement paste and mineral admixture paste after curing period of 7 days and 28 days.From the picture of SEM after the period of 7 days and 28 days,the cement hydration mechanism was suspected.It could be used for explanating the physical performance and durability performance of the high perfromance concrete with mineral admixture.

Microstructure and Properties of High Performance Concrete with Steel Slag Powder

2011 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 503-506
Author(s):  
Yun Feng Li
Keyword(s):  
Cement Paste ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Steel Slag ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Mineral Admixture ◽  
Slag Powder ◽  
Steel Slag Powder ◽  
Active Admixture

As an active admixture, super fine steel slag powder can be mixed into concrete to produce high performance concrete. The microstructures between cement paste mixed with steel slag powder and plain cement paste are experimentally studied. The SEM of the microstructures shows that microstructure of cement paste are changed by active mineral admixture, the internal structure of the cement paste are improved. Drying shrinkage of cement mortar with different steel slag kinds and different dosage of admixtures are measured. Experiments results show the effect of steel slag powder on drying shrinkage of cement mortar.

Comparative Study on the Application of Naphthalene Water-Reducing Agent and Polycarboxylate Water-Reducing Agent in High-Performance Concrete

2011 ◽  
Vol 217-218 ◽  
pp. 522-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Gao ◽  
Yan Shi ◽  
Guo Qiang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Cement Paste ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Reducing Agent

We respectively conduct performance contrast test on cement paste, cement mortar, and high-performance concrete which have been added naphthalene water-reducing agent and polycarboxylate water-reducing agent. Studies show that naphthalene water-reducing agent can better improve the performance of concrete and increase the fluidity of concrete to ensure its keeping slump. Meanwhile, the age strength and the growth rate of strength of concrete with mixing polycarboxylate water-reducing agent has been significantly improved than those of naphthalene water-reducing agent, which can better meet the strength requirements of concrete and get a bright application prospect that naphthalene water-reducing agent can not reach.

Influence of Lightweight Aggregate on Durability of High Performance Concrete

2009 ◽  
Vol 405-406 ◽  
pp. 197-203
Author(s):  
Bao Sheng Zhang ◽  
Li Juan Kong ◽  
Yong Ge
Keyword(s):  
Pore Structure ◽  
Cement Paste ◽  
Frost Resistance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Bound Water ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Aggregate Concrete

High performance concrete (HPC) with a water/cement ratio (w/c) of 0.32 and different lightweight aggregate (LWA) contents (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) were prepared, and the influence of LWA on concrete frost-resistance and impermeability at different ages were studied, as well as the hydration degree, hydrated product, pattern and pore structure of the paste around aggregate. The results show that, by replacing normal weight aggregate (NWA) with 50% and 100% volume contents of pre-wetted LWA respectively, the chemical bound water of the cement paste surrounding aggregate are increased 12.1% and 22.7% as compared to concrete mixed without LWA. And at 28 days, lightweight aggregate concrete has the highest Ca(OH)2 content, whereas the 90-day Ca(OH)2 content of normal weight concrete is the highest. This proves that, with the increase of LWA content in concrete, both of the internal curing effect of pre-wetted LWA and secondary hydration effect of fly ash (FA) are strengthened, this can also be verified by the SEM study. Furthermore, the pore structure of the cement paste around aggregate can be improved consequently. The performance of frost-resistance of HPC can be improved by mixing LWA, the 90 day-frost-resistance of lightweight aggregate concrete is about 2.5 times of that of concrete mixed without LWA. The influence of LWA on the impermeability of HPC is different from normal concrete. When LWA content is more than 50%, the HPC impermeability decreased obviously, however at later age the difference between them becomes minor.

scholarly journals Ideal supplementary cementing material – Metakaolin: A review

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
G. Lizia Thankam ◽  
Neelakantan Thurvas Renganathan
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Mineral Admixture ◽  
Homogeneous Material ◽  
Interfacial Zone ◽  
Supplementary Cementing Materials ◽  
Pozzolanic Material ◽  
Efficient Packing ◽  
Cementing Material ◽  
Zone Microstructure

AbstractThough being an ancient trend, usage of the homogeneous material cement in the construction industry is steadily getting eradicated with the springing up of supplementary cementing materials (SCM). Metakaolin is an imminent mineral admixture extracted from the mineral ore kaolinite, which enhances the interfacial zone by more efficient packing at the cement paste-aggregate particle interface, thus reducing the bleeding and producing a denser, more homogeneous transition zone microstructure. This paper depicts the various repercussions of the pozzolanic material metakaolin in the fresh and hardened properties of concrete when replaced with cement in finite amount. Also, it states the behavior of high-performance concrete and self-compacting concrete with metakaolin.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of NaOH and KOH Mixture in SCBA-Based Geopolymer Cement Composite

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sardar Kashif Ur Rehman ◽  
Lahiba Imtiaz ◽  
Fahid Aslam ◽  
Muhammad Khizar Khan ◽  
Muhammad Haseeb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Cement Paste ◽  
Cement Composite ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Geopolymer Concrete ◽  
Concrete Durability ◽  
Geopolymer Cement ◽  
Ash Disposal ◽  
Durability Performance

This research aimed at exploring the effects of a mixture of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) activators in a sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA)-based geopolymer cement paste. Bagasse ash replacement was 20% of cement by weight. The mixture of NaOH and KOH comprised 4, 8, and 12 M solutions with mixing percentages of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% for all possible combinations. A pH test was performed on each possible combination of solutions. A Chapelle’s test, XRD, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and SEM analysis were used to check whether the SCBA exhibited pozzolanic reactivity. Subsequently, the SCBA geopolymer cement paste was tested for compressive strength, water absorption, permeable porosity, and sorptivity. It was estimated that the geopolymer cement paste exhibited higher absorption and sorptivity values than control mixtures when molarity increased. However, the samples prepared with combinations of the 8 M activator solution exhibited consistent absorption, sorptivity, and compressive strength values when compared to the control and other geopolymer mixtures with 4 and 12 M activator solutions. Thus, the two activator solutions G8N408K60 and G8N208K80—where GxNayKb represents the geopolymer concrete sample prepared by adding solutions of two bases, i.e., ‘xNayKb’ showing an ‘a’ percentage of ‘x’ molar NaOH and a ‘b’ percentage of ‘y’ molar KOH—were obtained as the optimum molar ratio of the activator in geopolymer concrete. The geopolymer cement pastes, along with the optimum and control samples, were further tested for concrete durability, SEM, and TGA tests. The G8N208K80 sample exhibited a better mechanical and durability performance than the G8N408K60 sample. The durability performance of the geopolymer concrete was also superior to ordinary concrete. Moreover, the geopolymer concrete achieved a 21% reduction in global warming potential compared to the control mixture. Thus, it can be concluded that the use of SCBA in geopolymer concrete can address the ash disposal and CO2 emission problems with enhanced durability.

Boundary Element Analysis of Accelerated Chloride Diffusion in High Performance Concrete

2013 ◽  
Vol 842 ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
Yi Wang ◽  
Wo Cheng Hang ◽  
Lu Feng Yang ◽  
Zheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Mineral Admixture ◽  
Mineral Admixtures ◽  
Chloride Diffusion ◽  
Chloride Permeability

This paper aims to analyze accelerated chloride diffusion in high performance concrete (HPC) blended with mineral admixture by using boundary element method (BEM). Rapid chloride permeability test (RCPT) was employed and executed. The experiment proves that the highest resistance to chloride permeability can be acquired in the quaternary-blended concretes (ordinary portland cement + fly ash + blast furnace slag + silica fume). A chloride diffusion BEM model was established according to the diffusion coefficient calculated from the charge passed. The numerical solutions agree with experiments well. It can be inferred that the acceleration degree of RCPT is not the same in different mix proportion. Besides, the results also suggest that the low chloride permeability of the concretes with mineral admixtures may be attributed to the lower diffusion coefficient and the lower surface chloride concentration.

Early Age Cracking Characteristic of Concrete with Compound Admixtures

2013 ◽  
Vol 325-326 ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
Yun Feng Li ◽  
Dong Sheng Zhang ◽  
Li Xu
Keyword(s):  
Blast Furnace ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Blast Furnace Slag ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Steel Slag ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Mineral Admixture ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Furnace Slag

The shrinkage cracking of concrete plays an important role to the accelerated deterioration and shortening the service life of concrete structures. The mineral admixture will be a perfect component of high performance concrete and its utilization will be a valuable resource for recycling. Early age cracking characteristics of concrete with compound admixtures, such as steel slag, blast furnace slag, fly ash, are studied in this paper using plate test method. The better anti-cracking performance of concrete will be realized when blast furnace slag replacing cement at 30%, steel slag and fly ash as the equal mixture components replacing cement at 30%, three kinds of admixtures replacing cement at 30% under the proper proportion.

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