Direct in-situ observation of early age void evolution in sustainable cement paste containing fly ash or limestone
Direct in-situ observation of early age void evolution in sustainable cement paste containing fly ash or limestone
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10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107099
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2019-10
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M. Moradian;Qinang Hu;Mohammed Aboustait;B. Robertson;M. T. Ley;J. Hanan;Xianghui Xiao
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M. Moradian;Qinang Hu;Mohammed Aboustait;B. Robertson;M. T. Ley;J. Hanan;Xianghui Xiao
This paper uses fast X-ray Computed Tomography (fCT) to study the change in air-filled voids during hydration of portland cement pastes of different water to cement ratios and with fly ash and limestone additives between 30 min and 12 h of hydration with deionized and de-aired water. For the deionized samples, the total volume of the air-filled voids increased during the induction period and decreased as the acceleration period began and finally stayed constant. The samples with 20% replacement of fly ash and 20% replacement of limestone showed the same trends as the OPC samples but with a reduction in the observed air-filled void formation. The air-filled void distribution in these samples changed from a limited number of large voids at the beginning of the measurements to a system with a significantly greater number of uniformly distributed smaller voids. The changes in the air-filled voids were not significant in pastes made with 50% fly ash or with de-aired water in the same testing condition. This might be explained by differences in pore solution chemistry and a reduced amount of dissolved air in the mixing water. A mechanism is proposed for a change in ionic concentration in solution to cause release of the dissolved air within the mixing water.