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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 50, Issue -, Pages 657-663Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.10.011
Keywords
Hydration; Calorimetry; Isothermal; Water-to-cement ratio; Fineness; Set time
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- National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) at Iowa State University
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In this study, hydration of mortars containing portland cement of three different finenesses and prepared at four different water-to-cement ratios (w/c) were investigated using isothermal calorimetry tests. Results showed that the hydration heat generated from cement with higher fineness was larger and faster compared to coarser cements in early ages. The lower w/c resulted in a higher heat of hydration rate at earlier hours but reduced after that. While the maximum heat of hydration rate was lower with higher w/c, total heats of hydration within the first 24 h were found to be approximately the same, regardless of the different w/c used. Initial and final set times determined from isothermal calorimetry were found to relate to set times determined from ASTM C403 penetration tests. The set times increased with the increasing of the w/c and decreasing of the cement fineness. However, due to the very different mechanisms and test setups in determining setting times, the relationship between these two methods may vary among different cements. Longer setting times were generally obtained from the calorimetry method compared to the ASTM set time test. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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