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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Volume 33, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003861
Keywords
Calorimetry; Metakaolin; Alkalis; Compressive strength; X-ray diffraction
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- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
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This study investigates the influence of alkali addition on the hydration, phase assemblage, and strength development in ordinary portland cement (OPC) and limestone-calcined clay cement (LC3) produced with 50% clinker replacement. The alkalinity of OPC and LC3 was increased using four different alkali salts, resulting in an acceleration of early age hydration and strength development in both systems. However, increasing the alkalinity was also observed to reduce later age clinker hydration and strength development.
Soluble alkalis play a vital role during early age hydration and strength development in cement. This study investigates the influence of alkali addition on the hydration, phase assemblage, and strength development in ordinary portland cement (OPC) and limestone-calcined clay cement (LC3) produced with 50% clinker replacement. The alkalinity (% Na2Oeq) of OPC and LC3 was increased using four different alkali salts: NaOH, Na2SO4, KOH, and K2SO4. An acceleration of the early age hydration and an increase in the early age compressive strength development was observed with increasing alkalinity in OPC and LC3 systems. The characteristic features of the calorimetry curves were seen to be significantly influenced by the presence of alkalis. The presence of additional sulfate ions was seen to modify the phase assemblage, with additional ettringite forming in these systems. However, increasing the alkalinity was also seen to reduce the later age clinker hydration and strength development. (C) 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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