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Kinetochemical and morphological differentiation of ettringites by the Le Chatelier - Anstett test
In this research, former XRD experiments have been verified by Le Chatelier-Ansttet (L-A) test. For this purpose, 28 cements consisting of 7 Portland cements and 21 blended cements containing 20%, 30% and 40% metakaolin have been submitted to the Le Chatelier-Anstett (L-A) test for 2 years. With all these cements, L-A specimens were manufactured and a direct parameter was measured for these specimens: increase in diameter, Delta(empty set), or diameter growth. Other complementary determinations were chemical analysis, XDA patterns and SEM of ettringites and specific properties of some cements tested. The experimental results have borne out that the formation rate of the ettringite formed from the reactive alumina, Al2O3r-, present in pozzolans must be considerably higher than the formation rate of the ettringite from C3A and much higher than the ettringite from C4AF, both present in OPC. Owing to this, these ettringites were proposed being named "rapid formation" (ett-rf), "slow formation" (ett-lf) and "very slow formation" (ett-vlf) ettringites, respectively. On the other hand, these experimental results have also shown that the ett-rf has a much smaller size than the ett-lf (this is a direct consequence of the aforementioned conclusion); that almost all the alumina, Al2O3, present in M pozzolan must be regarded as being "reactive," Al2O3r-, or at least, the greatest part; that the detrimental effects derived from gypsum attack are shown much earlier in these POZC than in their plain OPC and, to such an extent, that this aggressive action can be described as rapid gypsum attack; and that none of the 21 POZC tested can be described as high nor moderate sulphate resistant cements according to L-A test.
Kinetochemical and morphological differentiation of ettringites by the Le Chatelier - Anstett test
In this research, former XRD experiments have been verified by Le Chatelier-Ansttet (L-A) test. For this purpose, 28 cements consisting of 7 Portland cements and 21 blended cements containing 20%, 30% and 40% metakaolin have been submitted to the Le Chatelier-Anstett (L-A) test for 2 years. With all these cements, L-A specimens were manufactured and a direct parameter was measured for these specimens: increase in diameter, Delta(empty set), or diameter growth. Other complementary determinations were chemical analysis, XDA patterns and SEM of ettringites and specific properties of some cements tested. The experimental results have borne out that the formation rate of the ettringite formed from the reactive alumina, Al2O3r-, present in pozzolans must be considerably higher than the formation rate of the ettringite from C3A and much higher than the ettringite from C4AF, both present in OPC. Owing to this, these ettringites were proposed being named "rapid formation" (ett-rf), "slow formation" (ett-lf) and "very slow formation" (ett-vlf) ettringites, respectively. On the other hand, these experimental results have also shown that the ett-rf has a much smaller size than the ett-lf (this is a direct consequence of the aforementioned conclusion); that almost all the alumina, Al2O3, present in M pozzolan must be regarded as being "reactive," Al2O3r-, or at least, the greatest part; that the detrimental effects derived from gypsum attack are shown much earlier in these POZC than in their plain OPC and, to such an extent, that this aggressive action can be described as rapid gypsum attack; and that none of the 21 POZC tested can be described as high nor moderate sulphate resistant cements according to L-A test.
Kinetochemical and morphological differentiation of ettringites by the Le Chatelier - Anstett test
Talero, R. (author)
Cement and Concrete Research ; 32 ; 707-717
2002
11 Seiten, 24 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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