Journal
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 110-122Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.10.019
Keywords
cement paste; early age; hydration; maturity concept; shrinkage
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A micro-macro experimental study has been performed, from the end of mixing up to 2 years, on a set of plain cement pastes prepared with the same type I ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and various water-to-cement ratios (W/C), and cured at various constant temperatures. In this part I of the paper, volumetric autogenous shrinkage has been analysed in relation to various parameters characterizing the hydration process: chemical shrinkage, degree of hydration of the cement, Ca(OH)(2) content and Vicat setting times, within the early-age period (<= 24 h). The effects of the curing temperature (ranging from 10 up to 50 degrees C) have in particular been investigated. Its effects recorded on both the rate and the magnitude of volumetric autogenous shrinkage vs. time have pointed out the irrelevance of the usual maturity concept to describe such phenomenon within the whole early-age period. An improved maturity concept has hence been proposed. It is based on separating the early-age period in different phases and on using chemical shrinkage data for the calculation of the apparent activation energy applied to the prediction of autogenous deformations occurring after the setting period. Furthermore, micro-macro relationships have been pointed out, illustrating in particular the determining role of Ca(OH)(2). (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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