The Effect of Fly Ash on the Hydration of Cements At Low Temperature Mixed and Cured in Sea-Water

1987 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.-U. Jensen ◽  
P. L. Pratt

ABSTRACTThe use of fly ash as a partial replacement in cements is widespread because of reduced costs and the reported improvement in performance. Fly ash/cement blends have been used offshore for underbase grouting of gravity platforms, although the cold marine exposure may slow the pozzolanic reaction which is very sensitive to temperature. Sea-water could be used as mixing water under these conditions. This paper looks at how curing at 8°C, the use of sea-water as mixing water, and direct exposure to sea-water, influence the hydration, strength and microstructural development of an OPC and an SRPC with 30% fly ash replacement. The early heat evolution was measured with a conduction calorimeter, while the presence and development of hydration products were identified by DTA, TG and x-ray analysis. Scanning electron microscopy was used in two modes; secondary electron images of fracture surfaces were examined, and a quantitative description of microstructure was made possible by analysis of backscattered electron images of polished sections. The morphology and distribution of hydration products in the wet state was studied using an environmental cell in a high voltage electron microscope.

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2514
Author(s):  
Zhengning Sun ◽  
Jian Zhou ◽  
Qiulin Qi ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Na Zhang ◽  
...  

This paper aimed to report the effects of fly ash (FA) on the mechanical properties and hydration of calcium sulfoaluminate-activated supersulfated cement (CSA-SSC). The CSA-SSC comprises of 80% granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS), 15% anhydrite, and 5% high-belite calcium sulfoaluminate cement (HB-CSA) clinker. The hydration products of CSA-SSC with or without FA were investigated by X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The experimental results indicated that the addition of FA by 10% to 30% resulted in a decrease in the rate of heat evolution and total heat evolution of CSA-SSC. As the content of FA was increased in the CSA-SSC system, the compressive and flexural strengths of the CSA-SSC with FA after 1 day of hydration were decreased. After 7 days of hydration, the compressive and flexural strength of CSA-SSC mixed with 10 wt.% and 20 wt.% of FA rapidly increased and exceeded that of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), especially the flexural strength. Moreover, the compressive strength of CSA-SSC mixed with 30 wt.% of FA after 90 days of hydration was close to that of OPC, and flexural strength of CSA-SSC mixed with 30 wt.% of FA after 7 days of hydration was close to that of OPC. The hydration products of the CSA-SSC and CSA-SSC mixed with FA were mainly ettringite and calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H).


2014 ◽  
Vol 1000 ◽  
pp. 137-140
Author(s):  
Vlastimil Bílek Jr. ◽  
Lukáš Kalina ◽  
Eva Bartoníčková ◽  
Tomáš Opravil

One of the highest shortages of alkali-activated slag (AAS) is high shrinkage, both autogenous and drying. One of the possibilities of lowering the shrinkage is partial replacement of slag by suitable admixtures, which can act for example through the forming of expansive hydration products. In this study, 0–50 % of slag was replaced by by-pass cement kiln dust and fluidized bed combustion fly ash. Promising results were obtained especially in the case of fly ash. By using admixtures at higher dosages compressive strengths were reduced.


1989 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Larbi ◽  
Jan M. Bijen

AbstractThe evolution and distribution of calcium hydroxide, CH, and the development of microstructure during the hydration of three low-calcium fly ash-Portland cement blends with water-solids ratio (w/s) of 0.40 have been investigated. During the first month of hydration, the CH content of the blends was found to be relatively higher than the plain mix, if a dilution effect due to replacement of cement by an inert material is taken into account. After 28 days of hydration the CH content in the blends began to decrease. SEM observations of specimens revealed the occurrence of large, well-crystallized CH plates in intimate contact with some of the fly ash particles at younger ages and even after six months of aging. The study also showed that the chemistry of the pore solution in contact with the hydrating cement system and the characteristics of the fly ashes, such as the glass content and the fineness of the ash particles seem to exert major influences on the rate of evolution of CH in the fly ash blends. Semi-quantitative X-ray diffraction analyses performed on specimens cast against polypropylene plastic plates used to “model coarse aggregates” showed reduction in the thickness of the interfacial zone for the fly ash-Portland cement pastes from about 60μm to less than 15μm within one month of hydration. In the case of the plain Portland cement paste no significant change was observed. The degree of orientation of CH crystals within the interfacial region also was significantly affected by the fly ashes, although by this age of hydration the CH data showed little or no evidence of pozzolanic reaction.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Shengquan Zhou ◽  
Yongfei Zhang ◽  
Dawei Zhou ◽  
Weijian Wang ◽  
Dongwei Li ◽  
...  

Cement-fly ash mixture has been commonly used for the foundation treatment projects in the fly ash stratum, as it is effective in improving foundation bearing capacity and reducing settlement of stratum. In order to figure out the effect of dynamic and static load on the mechanical properties exhibited by the cement-fly ash and the reaction mechanism of cement-fly ash, a combination of the unconfined compressive test, impact test, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) method was adopted in this study to investigate the cement-fly ash test samples. As demonstrated by the results, the observed growth rate of 0–60 days (d) is higher than that in the later stages and the typical stress-strain curve can be divided into six sections under the unconfined compressive test. At the gas pressure of 0.2 MPa, the cement-fly ash samples exhibited obvious plastic properties in early curing time (0–60 d), and brittle failure was observed in the final stage (90 d). It is obvious that the value of dynamic compressive strength (DCS) is higher than that of unconfined compressive strength (UCS). The analysis of XRD has revealed that the hydration products are primarily derived from the hydration reaction of cement in the early stage and the pozzolanic reaction in the late stage. The pores of cement-fly ash are found to be filled with the hydration products, despite the presence of a mass of pores in the interior.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 2435-2448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walairat Bumrongjaroen ◽  
Richard A. Livingston ◽  
Dan A. Neumann ◽  
Andrew J. Allen

Partial replacement of hydrating Portland cement by fly ash produces competing effects: it contributes calcium hydrate silicate (C-S-H) gel through the pozzolanic and alkali-activated reactions but dilutes the contribution of the main Portland cement reaction. To investigate this, two neutron-scattering methods were applied to density-fractionated lignite-type and bituminous-type fly ash/Portland cement pastes (20% by mass replacement). Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) measured the effect of the fly ash on the fractal C-S-H microstructure, whereas inelastic neutron scattering (INS) measured the pozzolanic reaction in terms of calcium hydroxide (CH) consumption. The CH consumption increased with the effective density fraction, and the fractal microstructure evolved more slowly for all fly ash mixes compared with the pure cement control. However, gel volume measured by SANS showed no correlation with the CH consumption measured by INS. The implications of these results are discussed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 315-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshitaka ISHIKAWA ◽  
Kazuto FUKUTOME ◽  
Nobuyuki OTSUKI ◽  
Takahiro NISHIDA

Author(s):  
Shubham N. Dadgal ◽  
Shrikant Solanke

In modern days for structures in coastal areas it has been observed that the premature structural failures are occurs due to corrosion of the reinforcements of the designed structural member. The corrosion causes the structural damage which in turn leads to reduction in the bearing capacity of the concerned structural members. The aim of this study was to study the effect of partial replacement of fly ash to minimize the corrosion effect. Beams were designed and corroded by using artificial method known accelerated corrosion method. The beams were then tested for flexural and bond strength. Also the weight loss of the reinforced bars was been determined using electrical resistivity method. The fly ash will replace by 10% and 15%.The strength will calculate at varying percentage of corrosion at 10% and 15%. Beams will cast at M25 grade concrete. The flexural strength will test by using UTM and the bond strength will calculate using pullout test.


Author(s):  
Harshkumar Patel ◽  
Yogesh Patel

Now-a-days energy planners are aiming to increase the use of renewable energy sources and nuclear to meet the electricity generation. But till now coal-based power plants are the major source of electricity generation. Disadvantages of coal-based thermal power plants is disposal problem of fly ash and pond ash. It was earlier considered as a total waste and environmental hazard thus its use was limited, but now its useful properties have been known as raw material for various application in construction field. Fly ash from the thermal plants is available in large quantities in fine and coarse form. Fine fly ash is used in construction industry in some amount and coarse fly ash is subsequently disposed over land in slurry forms. In India around 180 MT fly is produced and only around 45% of that is being utilized in different sectors. Balance fly ash is being disposed over land. It needs one acre of land for ash disposal to produce 1MW electricity from coal. Fly ash and pond ash utilization helps to reduce the consumption of natural resources. The fly ash became available in coal based thermal power station in the year 1930 in USA. For its gainful utilization, scientist started research activities and in the year 1937, R.E. Davis and his associates at university of California published research details on use of fly ash in cement concrete. This research had laid foundation for its specification, testing & usages. This study reports the potential use of pond-ash and fly-ash as cement in concrete mixes. In this present study of concrete produced using fly ash, pond ash and OPC 53 grade will be carried. An attempt will be made to investigate characteristics of OPC concrete with combined fly ash and pond ash mixed concrete for Compressive Strength test, Split Tensile Strength test, Flexural Strength test and Durability tests. This paper deals with the review of literature for fly-ash and pond-ash as partial replacement of cement in concrete.


2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 2367-2372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ng Hooi Jun ◽  
Mirabela Georgiana Minciuna ◽  
Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah ◽  
Tan Soo Jin ◽  
Andrei Victor Sandu ◽  
...  

Manufacturing of Portland cement consists of high volume of natural aggregates which depleted rapidly in today construction field. New substitutable material such as bottom ash replace and target for comparable properties with hydraulic or pozzolanic properties as Portland cement. This study investigates the replacement of different sizes of bottom ash into Portland cement by reducing the content of Portland cement and examined the mechanism between bottom ash (BA) and Portland cement. A cement composite developed by 10% replacement with 1, 7, 14, and 28 days of curing and exhibited excellent mechanical strength on day 28 (34.23 MPa) with 63 mm BA. The porous structure of BA results in lower density as the fineness particles size contains high specific surface area and consume high quantity of water. The morphology, mineralogical, and ternary phase analysis showed that pozzolanic reaction of bottom ash does not alter but complements and integrates the cement hydration process which facilitate effectively the potential of bottom ash to act as construction material.


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