Suspended hydration and loss of freezable water in cement pastes exposed to 90% relative humidity
Suspended hydration and loss of freezable water in cement pastes exposed to 90% relative humidity
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.03.007
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发表时间:
2004-11
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Kenneth A. Snyder;D. Bentz
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作者:
Kenneth A. Snyder;D. Bentz
Degree of hydration (DOH) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements are used to characterize the effect of early exposure to a 90% relative humidity (RH) environment on cement paste hydration. Early exposure to a 90% RH environment can lead to the consumption of freezable water and altered microstructural development. The minimum duration of 100% RH curing required to eliminate the effects of an unsaturated environment on microstructural development coincides with the appearance of a DSC peak near −30 °C that occurs in the range 1–14 days for the pastes studied. The Jennings colloidal microstructural model is used to argue that the −30 °C peak coincides with the cessation of capillary pore percolation. Alternatively, all samples cured under 100% RH conditions for 7 days prior to 90% RH exposure hydrated at the same rate as those continuously exposed to 100% RH. The application of these results to the formulation of separate curing practices for durability and strength is discussed.