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Formulation of low clinker blended cements and concrete with enhanced fresh and hardened properties
Abstract Blended cements appear as the most promising way to massively produce cements with reduced environmental footprints. However, considering the generally lower early mechanical performance of highly blended cements, chemical admixtures are increasingly relied upon to increase early strength. However, in many cases this can negatively impact other properties as rheology and durability. This paper proposes an approach to formulate low clinker cements and concrete using moderate alkali activation or gypsum to enhance early and long-term compressive strength, without inducing excessive alkali-silica reaction (ASR) expansion. It examines blended cements containing burnt oil shale along with limestone and fly ash or slag as supplementary cementitious materials. It optimizes the combination of polycarboxylate ether (PCE) superplasticizers with the strength enhancers. Along with the use of Ca(NO3)2 to drive PCE adsorption, this provides good rheology control, increased early and long-term compressive strength, as well as acceptable ASR expansion in cements with only 50% clinker.
Formulation of low clinker blended cements and concrete with enhanced fresh and hardened properties
Abstract Blended cements appear as the most promising way to massively produce cements with reduced environmental footprints. However, considering the generally lower early mechanical performance of highly blended cements, chemical admixtures are increasingly relied upon to increase early strength. However, in many cases this can negatively impact other properties as rheology and durability. This paper proposes an approach to formulate low clinker cements and concrete using moderate alkali activation or gypsum to enhance early and long-term compressive strength, without inducing excessive alkali-silica reaction (ASR) expansion. It examines blended cements containing burnt oil shale along with limestone and fly ash or slag as supplementary cementitious materials. It optimizes the combination of polycarboxylate ether (PCE) superplasticizers with the strength enhancers. Along with the use of Ca(NO3)2 to drive PCE adsorption, this provides good rheology control, increased early and long-term compressive strength, as well as acceptable ASR expansion in cements with only 50% clinker.
Formulation of low clinker blended cements and concrete with enhanced fresh and hardened properties
Boscaro, Federica (author) / Palacios, Marta (author) / Flatt, Robert J. (author)
2021-09-10
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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