Elastic Moduli of Hardened Portland Cement and Tricalcium Silicate Pastes: Effect of Porosity
Elastic Moduli of Hardened Portland Cement and Tricalcium Silicate Pastes: Effect of Porosity
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硬化波特兰水泥和硅酸三钙浆体的弹性模量:孔隙率的影响
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2017
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R. Helmuth
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R. Helmuth
SAN UNDERSTANDING of such important properties of concrete as elasticity, creep and drying shrinkage requires knowledge of the elastic moduli of the hardened portland cement paste binder. The elastic moduli of hardened portland cement pastes depend on both the porosity and the elastic moduli of the constituent solid phases. The solid phases include some crystalline phases, but the major constituent is the cement gel, a poorly crystallized material with a high specific surface area. Studies of portland cement pastes and pure calcium silicate hydrates indicate that this gel is composed of porous aggregations of small particles (1, 2). Direct measurement of the moduli of the particles cannot be made because of their small sizes. The objectives of the present work are to determine the elastic moduli of hardened pastes over their normal range of porosities, and to develop relationships between the elastic moduli of the pastes and their porosities. The average moduli of the solids can then be obtained from the values of the moduli of the pastes as the porosity approaches zero. Elastic moduli calculated from resonance frequencies of thin slabs (1-2 mm thickness) of hardened pastes have been found to agree well with an empirical equation (see Eq. 8 below) introduced by Powers (3). Of the various empirical and theoretical equations which have been published only this equation and one given by Hansen (4) were found to fit our data. Hansen's equation is a modification of a theoretical equation derived by Hashin (5). This modification is obtained by introducing a factor that reduces the calculated moduli. The effect of this factor is so great that the modified equation can hardly be regarded as being based on the same theory. Furthermore, although the modified equation is of slightly different form it gives essentially the same results as Powers' equation in the porosity range that can be obtained. We have therefore chosen to compare our data with Powers' equation because of its simpler form. -