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MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 59, Issue -, Pages 1-9Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.02.051
Keywords
Ultra high performance concrete; Nanosilica; Pozzolanic reactivity; Microstructure; Transport properties
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- Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) [PTDC/ECM/098497/2008]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/ECM/098497/2008] Funding Source: FCT
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The experimental study herein presented was conducted aiming to evaluate the influence of nanosilica (nS) addition on properties of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). Thermo gravimetric analysis results indicated that nS consumes much more Ca(OH)(2) as compared to silica fume, specifically at the early ages. Mercury intrusion porosimetry measurements proved that the addition of nS particles leads to reduction of capillary pores. Scanning electron microscope observation revealed that the inclusion of nS can also efficiently improve the interfacial transition zone between the aggregates and the binding paste. The addition of nS also resulted in an enhancement in compressive strength as well as in transport properties of UHPC. The optimum amount of cement replacement by nS in cement paste to achieve the best performance was 3 wt.%. However, the improper dispersion of nS was found as a deterrent factor to introduce higher percentage of nS into the cement paste. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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