Digitized Direct Simulation Model of the Microstructural Development of Cement Paste

1990 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale P. Bentz ◽  
Edward J. Garboczi

ABSTRACTThe complex microstructure of hardened cement paste is produced by hydration reactions between cement particles and the water in which they are suspended. In recent years, algorithms like the diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) and Eden models have demonstrated that simple growth rules can result in complex aggregated structures. The model described in this paper simulates, via simplified growth rules, the microstructural development ofhydrating cement paste. This model has similarities to DLA, but with the additional novel features of dissolution of solid particles, and a free-space nucleation probability. The percolation aspects and transport properties of the model's pore space are computed and discussed.

1986 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Setzer

ABSTRACTHardened cement paste can be regarded as a highly dispersed system of solid particles, air voids and water filled pores ranging in size from a submicroscopic to a macroscopic scale. Using a statistical model, the elastic moduli of solid particles, air voids and pore water can be combined appropriately to find a correlation between the modulus of hardened cement paste and the moduli, as well as respective volume fractions, of its constituents. Ice formation and the addition of aggregates in a mortar can easily be taken into account. On this basis the measurement of the dynamic elastic modulus of hardened cement paste and mortar at different temperatures and its evaluation provides much interesting data. The interaction of particles and pores is better understood. The ice formation can be studied. Since the freezing temperature of pore water is lowered in small gel pores, the pore size distribution can be calculated. Frost damage is observed directly. Therefore, this method is a valuable tool to improve the Munich model of hardened cement paste.


Author(s):  
Yidong Gan ◽  
Hongzhi Zhang ◽  
Minfei Liang ◽  
Erik Schlangen ◽  
Klaas van Breugel ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 627-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Beddoe ◽  
R. Lippok

2021 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 106562
Author(s):  
Yidong Gan ◽  
Matthieu Vandamme ◽  
Yu Chen ◽  
Erik Schlangen ◽  
Klaas van Breugel ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 530-535
Author(s):  
Lukas Venčkauskas ◽  
Mindaugas Daukšys

The conducted research has established a complex influenceand the impact of separate chemical admixtures of differentpurpose on the parameters of the porosity of hardened cementpaste such as open and closed porosity, the average size of poresand the rates of pore inequality. According to the parametersof the porosity of hardened cement paste, on the basis of A. E.Sheikin’s methodology, the number of freezing-thawing cycleswas predicted. This research used plasticizing, viscosity modifyingand antifoaming admixtures. It has been found that, when theamount of plasticizing admixture in cement paste (W/C–0.45) isconstant and makes 1.1% of the cement mass, and the amountof viscosity modifying and antifoaming the admixture increasesfrom 0.1 to 0.6% and from 0.05 to 0.3% respectively, the openporosity of hardened cement paste varies between 30.21% and31.06%, while closed porosity varies between 5.39% and 6.22%.When the amount of the plasticizing admixture in cement paste(W/C–0.45) exceeds 1.1% of the cement mass, the open porosityof hardened cement paste increases by 1.4 times and closedporosity decreases by 2.5 times. While adding 0.1% of the viscositymodifying admixture to cement paste, the open porosityof hardened cement paste is increased by 1.5 times and closedporosity decreases by 2.4 times. The amount of 0.05% of thecement mass of the antifoaming admixture results in the increasedopen porosity of hardened cement paste by 1.5 times and reducedclosed porosity by 3.5 times. Santrauka Tyrimo metu nustatyta kompleksinė bei atskirų skirtingos paskirties cheminių priedų įtaka cementinio akmens poringumo rodikliams – atvirajam ir uždarajam poringumui, vidutinio porų dydžio ir porų vienodumo rodikliams. Tyrimuose naudoti cheminiai priedai: plastifikuojantis, klampą modifikuojantis ir mišinyje susiformavusias oro poras suardantis priedas. Nustatyta, kad cemento tešloje (V/C – 0,45) esant pastoviam plastifikuojančio priedo kiekiui – 1,0 % cemento masės, klampą modifikuojančio priedo kiekiui kintant nuo 0,1 iki 0,6 %, o mišinyje susiformavusias oro poras suardančio priedo kiekiui kintant nuo 0,05 iki 0,3 %, cementinio akmens atvirasis poringumas svyruoja nuo 30,21 iki 31,06 %, o uždarasis – nuo 5,39 iki 6,22 %. Cemento tešloje viršijus plastifikuojančio priedo 1,1 % cemento masės, cementinio akmens atvirasis poringumas padidėja apie 1,4 karto, o uždarasis poringumas sumažėja apie 2,5 karto. Pridėjus į tešlą 0,1 % cemento masės klampą modifikuojančio priedo, cementinio akmens atvirasis poringumas padidėja apie 1,5 karto, uždarasis poringumas sumažėja apie 2,4 karto. Oro poras suardančio priedo kiekis 0,05 % cemento masės cementinio akmens atvirąjį poringumą padidina apie 1,5 karto, uždarąjį poringumą sumažina apie 3,5 karto.


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