scholarly journals Volume Deformation of Steam-Cured Concrete with Slag during and after Steam Curing

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1647
Author(s):  
Xiaofeng Han ◽  
Hua Fu ◽  
Gege Li ◽  
Li Tian ◽  
Chonggen Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Integrated Model ◽  
Hydration Reaction ◽  
Curing Process ◽  
Hydration Degree ◽  
Steam Curing ◽  
Volume Deformation ◽  
Total Shrinkage

In order to better predict the development of shrinkage deformation of steam-cured concrete mixed with slag, a deformation-temperature-humidity integrated model test, a hydration heat test, and an elastic modulus test were performed. The effects of the steam-curing process and the content of slag on shrinkage deformation, hydration degree and elastic modulus of concrete were studied. The results indicate that during the steam-curing process, the concrete has an “expansion-shrinkage” pattern. After the steam curing, the deformation of concrete is dominated by drying shrinkage. After the addition of slag, the shrinkage deformation of steam-cured concrete is increased. The autogenous shrinkage increases by 0.5–12%, and the total shrinkage increases by 1.5–8% at 60 days. At the same time, slag reduces the hydration degree of steam-cured concrete and modulus of elasticity. A prediction model for the hydration degree of steam-cured concrete is established, which can be used to calculate the degree of hydration at any curing age. Based on the capillary tension generated by the capillary pores in concrete, an integrated model of autogenous shrinkage and total shrinkage is established with the relative humidity directly related to the water loss in the concrete as the driving parameter. Whether the shrinkage deformation is caused by hydration reaction or the external environment, this model can better predict the shrinkage deformation of steam-cured concrete.

scholarly journals Reinforcing Mechanisms of Coir Fibers in Light-Weight Aggregate Concrete

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 699
Author(s):  
Xiaoxiao Zhang ◽  
Leo Pel ◽  
Florent Gauvin ◽  
David Smeulders
Keyword(s):  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Natural Fibers ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Hydration Reaction ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Coir Fibers ◽  
Light Weight Aggregate

Due to the requirement for developing more sustainable constructions, natural fibers from agricultural wastes, such as coir fibers, have been increasingly used as an alternative in concrete composites. However, the influence of coir fibers on the hydration and shrinkage of cement-based materials is not clear. In addition, limited information about the reinforcing mechanisms of coir fibers in concrete can be found. The goal of this research is to investigate the effects of coir fibers on the hydration reaction, microstructure, shrinkages, and mechanical properties of cement-based light-weight aggregate concrete (LWAC). Treatments on coir fibers, namely Ca(OH)2 and nano-silica impregnation, are applied to further improve LWAC. Results show that leachates from fibers acting as a delayed accelerator promote cement hydration, and entrained water by fibers facilitates cement hydration during the whole process. The drying shrinkage of LWAC is increased by adding fibers, while the autogenous shrinkage decreases. The strength and toughness of LWAC are enhanced with fibers. Finally, three reinforcement mechanisms of coir fibers in cement composites are discussed.

scholarly journals Mitigating the Drying Shrinkage and Autogenous Shrinkage of Alkali-Activated Slag by NaAlO2

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3499
Author(s):  
Bin Chen ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Jinyou Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Nitrogen Adsorption ◽  
Partial Substitution ◽  
Hydration Reaction ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Na2o Content ◽  
Alkali Activated Slag ◽  
Activated Slag ◽  
Alkali Activated

The shrinkage of alkali-activated slag (AAS) is obviously higher than ordinary Portland cement, which limited its application in engineering. In this study, the effects of NaAlO2 in mitigating drying shrinkage and autogenous shrinkage of AAS were studied. To further understand the shrinkage mechanism, the hydration products and microstructures were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and nitrogen adsorption approaches. As the partial substitution rate of NaAlO2 for Na2SiO3 increased, the drying shrinkage and autogenous shrinkage reduced significantly. The addition of NaAlO2 could slow down the rate of hydration reaction and reduce the porosity, change the pore diameter and the composition of generated paste and cause more hydrotalcite and tetranatrolite generated—which contributed to reduced shrinkage. Additionally, raising the Na2O content rate caused obvious differences in drying shrinkage and autogenous shrinkage. As the Na2O content elevated, the drying shrinkage decreased and autogenous shrinkage increased. A high Na2O content would cause complete hydration reactions and provoke high autogenous shrinkage. However, incomplete hydration reactions left more water in the paste, and the evaporated water dramatically influenced drying shrinkage. The results indicate that addition of NaAlO2 could greatly mitigate the drying shrinkage and autogenous shrinkage of AAS.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on the Shrinkage Behavior and Mechanical Properties of AAM Mortar Mixed with CSA Expansive Additive

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Choi ◽  
Gum-Sung Ryu ◽  
Kyeong-Taek Koh ◽  
Gi-Hong An ◽  
Hyeong-Yeol Kim
Keyword(s):  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Compensation Effect ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Shrinkage Stress ◽  
Calcium Sulfoaluminate ◽  
Total Shrinkage ◽  
Expansive Additive ◽  
Shrinkage Compensation

In this study, a calcium sulfoaluminate-based expansive additive (0%, 2.5%, 5.0%, and 7.5% by the mass of the binder) was added to compensate for the shrinkage of alkali-activated material (AAM) mortar. Modulus of elasticity curves based on the ACI 209 model were derived for the AAM mortar mixed with the additive by measuring the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity. Moreover, autogenous shrinkage and total shrinkage were measured for 150 days, and drying shrinkage was calculated by excluding autogenous shrinkage from total shrinkage. For the autogenous and drying shrinkage of AAM mortar, shrinkage curves by age were obtained by deriving material constants using the exponential function model. Finally, shrinkage stress was calculated using the modulus of elasticity of the AAM mortar and the curves obtained using the shrinkage model. The results showed that the calcium sulfoaluminate-based expansive additive had an excellent compensation effect on the drying shrinkage of AAM mortar, but the effect was observed only at early ages when the modulus of elasticity was low. From a long-term perspective, the shrinkage compensation effect was low when the modulus of elasticity was high, and thus, shrinkage stress could not be reduced.

scholarly journals Effects of Shrinkage Reducing Agent and Expansive Admixture on the Volume Deformation of Ultrahigh Performance Concrete

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Anshuang ◽  
Qin Ling ◽  
Zhang Shoujie ◽  
Zhang Jiayang ◽  
Li Zhaoyu
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Cementitious Material ◽  
Volume Deformation ◽  
Air Content ◽  
Expansive Agent ◽  
Reduction Effect ◽  
Shrinkage Reducing Agent

This paper investigated the influences of shrinkage reducing agent and expansive admixture on autogenous and drying shrinkage of ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) containing antifoaming admixture. The shrinkage reducing agent was used at dosage of 0.5%, 1%, and 2% and the expansive admixture was used at dosage of 2% to 4% by mass of cementitious material. The results show that the air content of UHPC increases with the higher addition of shrinkage reducing agent and expansive admixtures. However, the fluidity, compressive strength, and shrinkage of UHPC exhibit a declining tendency. The usage of expansive agent at dosage of 4% significantly reduces the shrinkage of UHPC. The 7-day autogenous shrinkage was decreased by 16.0% and 28-day drying shrinkage was decreased by 29.5%, respectively. Shrinkage reducing agent at dosage of 2% reduced the 7-day autogenous shrinkage by 44.3% and 28-day drying shrinkage by 50.2%. Compared with expansive admixture, shrinkage reducing agent exhibits more efficient shrinkage reduction effect on UHPC.

Study on Utilization of Silica-Calcium Tailings in Concrete

2014 ◽  
Vol 599 ◽  
pp. 93-97
Author(s):  
Xiao Wu Tian ◽  
Wei Guo Shen ◽  
Lai Shan ◽  
Liang Hong Cao ◽  
Qing Lan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Particle Morphology ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Fine Aggregate ◽  
Safety Hazard ◽  
Total Shrinkage ◽  
Potential Safety ◽  
Large Production

The large production of tailings has caused soil, water and air pollution and serious potential safety hazard. The composition, particle morphology, particle size distribution of the silica-calcium tailings are investigated to assess the feasibility of using it in concrete in this paper. The silica-calcium tailings are mainly composed of quartz, calcite and dolomite. The results show that the tailings powder can stimulate the hydration of cement and fill the gradation gap between fine aggregate and cementitious materials in concrete as micronized sand to meet the requirements of concrete. The incorporation of silica-calcium tailings in concrete reduces the ultimate total shrinkage, autogenous shrinkage and drying shrinkage at early age.

scholarly journals The Modeling Research on the Early-Age Shrinkage of UHPFRC in Different Curing Conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Song Han ◽  
Yazhou Liu ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Mingzhe An ◽  
Ziruo Yu
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Pore Structure ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Chemical Shrinkage ◽  
Hydration Degree ◽  
Curing Conditions

The early-age shrinkage of ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) in dry, sealed, and soaked curing was systematically measured. The calculation model of early-age shrinkage was established based on the theory of shrinkage of cementitious materials. According to the results of the relative humidity, hydration degree, pore structure, and elastic modulus of hardened slurry, the shrinkage calculation model in different curing conditions was calibrated. The results show that the early-age shrinkage of UHPFRC can be divided into three parts: chemical shrinkage, autogenous shrinkage caused by self-drying, and drying shrinkage caused by external drying. Based on the degree of hydration, the chemical shrinkage model was established. Based on the pore structure, the hydration degree, and the relative humidity of hardened slurry, the autogenous shrinkage model was established by introducing the effective pore coefficient. The drying shrinkage model was established based on the internal humidity. According to the shrinkage of soaked samples, the calculated value of chemical shrinkage in sealed and drying conditions was calibrated. This research provides theoretical support for the structural design and engineering application of UHPFRC.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Thermal and Shrinkage Stresses in Restrained High-Performance Concrete

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 3680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Yang ◽  
Linhao Ma ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
Chunping Gu ◽  
Zhenjian Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stress ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Shrinkage Stress ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Volume Deformation ◽  
Curing Conditions ◽  
Drying Shrinkage Stress

The early age volume deformation is the main course for the cracking of high-performance concrete (HPC). Hence, the shrinkage behavior and the restrained stress development of HPC under different restraints and curing conditions were experimentally studied in this paper. The method to separate the stress components in the total restraint stress was proposed. The total restrained stress was separated into autogenous shrinkage stress, drying shrinkage stress and thermal stress. The results showed that the developments of the free shrinkage (autogenous shrinkage and drying shrinkage) and the restrained stress were accelerated when the drying began; but the age when the drying began did not significantly influence the long-term shrinkage and restrained stress of HPC; the autogenous shrinkage stress continuously contributed to the development of the total restrained stress in HPC; the drying shrinkage stress developed very rapidly soon after the drying began; and the thermal stress was generated when the temperature dropped. The thermal stress was predominant at the early age, but the contributions of the three stresses to the total restrained stress were almost the same at the age of 56 d in this study.

scholarly journals Volume Deformation Characteristics of Concrete Mixture during Thermal Curing Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 253 ◽  
pp. 01008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Xiang ◽  
Y Xie ◽  
G Long ◽  
L Li
Keyword(s):  
Constant Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Concrete Mixture ◽  
Deformation Characteristics ◽  
Curing Process ◽  
Thermal Curing ◽  
Steam Curing ◽  
Volume Deformation

Expansion deformation of concrete mixture during steam curing process was a kind of unrecoverable volume expansion which would definitely affect the performance of concrete component. Because there were a few researches on expansion deformation of concrete mixture during thermal curing process, a new test method composed of constant temperature water bath, eddy current measurement sensor and data processing program was developed to measure the expansion deformation. The volume deformation characteristics of a typical concrete used for preparing track slab of China high-speed railway were investigated. Test results indicated that volume deformation of concrete mixture could be divided into 2 stages. One was rapid expansion at heating stage and another one was slow shrinkage at constant temperature stage. Besides, the addition of combination of flying ash, slag, nano-silica and nano-calcium carbonate was benefit for controlling the eventual expansion deformation during the whole thermal curing process. Study could be an important reference for heightening quality of steam-cured concrete.

Effect of Styrene-Acrylic Emulsion on Crack Resistance of Cement-Based Materials

2021 ◽  
Vol 1036 ◽  
pp. 288-300
Author(s):  
Jun Peng Mei ◽  
Hai Nan Li ◽  
Zhi Dong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Crack Resistance ◽  
Autogenous Shrinkage ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Strength Ratio ◽  
Acrylic Emulsion ◽  
Cement Based Materials ◽  
Binder Ratio ◽  
Water Binder Ratio

In this paper, the brittleness coefficient, elastic modulus-to-strength ratio, drying shrinkage and autogenous shrinkage and cracking sensitivity were used to investigate the effect of styrene-acrylic emulsion (SAE) on crack resistance of cement-based materials under ultralow water binder ratio (0.22). Then the pore structures, hydration products and surface morphology were also studied to explore the mechanism of SAE on improving the crack resistance of cement-based materials. Results show that, the addition of SAE significantly reduces the elastic modulus, brittleness coefficient, elastic strength ratio, drying shrinkage and autogenous shrinkage of the specimen. The cracking susceptibility is also decreased by the incorporation of SAE and when the dosage of SAE was 5%, the initial cracking time would be extended by 43 hours. In addition, incorporation of SAE can reduce the amount of pores that have an adverse effect on shrinkage, refine the microstructure and decrease the calcium hydroxide formation and microcracks of cement-based materials. Such results would be expected to provide guidance on enhancing the anti-cracking ability of high-performance cementitious materials by the dosage of SAE under low water-binder ratio in practical engineering.

Influence of Crushed Basalt Aggregate on Crack Resistance of Concrete

2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 529-532
Author(s):  
Jian Jun Yan ◽  
Shi Hua Zhou ◽  
Shang Shi Peng
Keyword(s):  
Crack Resistance ◽  
Temperature Stress ◽  
Expansion Coefficient ◽  
Linear Expansion ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Temperature Deformation ◽  
Linear Expansion Coefficient ◽  
Volume Deformation

The crack resistance of concrete with crushed basalt aggregate was studied. Compared with the limestone concrete, the basalt concrete has larger drying shrinkage and autogenous volume deformation. The linear expansion coefficient of basalt concrete is 1.3×10－6 /°C larger than that of limestone concrete, and it has additional temperature deformation of 24.1×10－6. According to the analysis on temperature-stress of concrete, the cracking temperature of basalt concrete is 8.9°C higher than that of limestone concrete, and the crack resistance of basalt concrete is unfavorable.

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