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Influence of curing at different relative humidities upon compound reactions and porosity in Portland cement paste
Abstract The reduction in relative humidity within drying concrete depends mainly on the depth from the exposed surface, exposure duration, temperature and environmental humidity; this limits hydration and coarsens pore structure, thus impairing durability. OPC paste, of 0.59 water/cement ratio, was cured for 2 days and then exposed to controlled relative humidity environments. After 14 and 90 days exposure, hydration of the individual compounds was measured using quantitative X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetry. Methanol adsorption was used to monitor porosity and gel formation. Even a small drop in relative humidity below 95% r.h. significantly limited cement hydration. Gel porosity increased with amount of hydration and, for a given level of hydration, decreased with drying. Curing below 80% r.h. produced a coarsened pore structure with a large-diameter porosity three times greater than that obtained with saturated curing.
Influence of curing at different relative humidities upon compound reactions and porosity in Portland cement paste
Abstract The reduction in relative humidity within drying concrete depends mainly on the depth from the exposed surface, exposure duration, temperature and environmental humidity; this limits hydration and coarsens pore structure, thus impairing durability. OPC paste, of 0.59 water/cement ratio, was cured for 2 days and then exposed to controlled relative humidity environments. After 14 and 90 days exposure, hydration of the individual compounds was measured using quantitative X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetry. Methanol adsorption was used to monitor porosity and gel formation. Even a small drop in relative humidity below 95% r.h. significantly limited cement hydration. Gel porosity increased with amount of hydration and, for a given level of hydration, decreased with drying. Curing below 80% r.h. produced a coarsened pore structure with a large-diameter porosity three times greater than that obtained with saturated curing.
Influence of curing at different relative humidities upon compound reactions and porosity in Portland cement paste
Patel, R. G. (Autor:in) / Killoh, D. C. (Autor:in) / Parrott, L. J. (Autor:in) / Gutteridge, W. A. (Autor:in)
Materials and Structures ; 21 ; 192-197
01.05.1988
6 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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