Journal
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 593-599Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.11.002
Keywords
hardened cement paste; C-S-H; decomposition; elevated temperatures; high-performance concrete; explosive spalling
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To achieve both qualitative and quantitative understanding of the change in microstructure of hardened cement paste (hcp) due to elevated temperatures, X-ray diffraction, mercury intrusion porosimetry tests, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations were conducted. The kinetics equations of C-S-H decomposition at 600, 700 and 800 degrees C are proposed. The C-S-H decomposition started at 560 degrees C but became significant only above 600 degrees C. The decomposition rate increased dramatically with temperature above 600 degrees C, which must be a main reason for the strength loss of concrete exposed to temperatures above 600 degrees C. The measured hcp pore size distributions confirm the coarsening effect of elevated temperatures on the pore-structure, which was verified by the SEM observations. The pore-structure coarsening can be regarded as the formation of equivalent cracks which should be responsible for the reduction in mechanical properties of HPC, especially when no chemical decomposition of hcp occurs below 400 degrees C. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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