Analyzing the early structural build-up of accelerated cement pastes
Author(s): |
Tobias Dorn
Tamino Hirsch Dietmar Stephan |
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Medium: | journal article |
Language(s): | English |
Published in: | Materials and Structures, 23 February 2021, n. 2, v. 54 |
DOI: | 10.1617/s11527-021-01662-5 |
Abstract: |
Extrusion-based additive manufacturing imposes high requirements on the material stability right after the extrusion. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the chemical reactions that determine the early reduction in processability is necessary. Accelerators are especially considered here, which have a major influence on the early reaction. This study contributes to these issues by analyzing the influence of 0.1 wt% TEA (triethanolamine) and 2.0 wt% Ca(NO3)2on the hydration of two CEM I 52.5 R. The hydration was analyzed by isothermal heat flow calorimetry and in-situ X-ray diffraction. Vicat needle penetration, a penetrometer of own design, and ultrasonic P-wave velocity development were used to monitor the early change in workability. The obtained results indicate that ettringite formation is the main factor influencing workability during the first 60 min of hydration. Afterwards, the influence of ettringite is exceeded by the formation of C–S–H. Ca(NO3)2was shown to enhance C–S–H formation and had no significant effect on the workability during the first 60 min of hydration while rapidly decreasing workability during the induction period. TEA was shown to increase brownmillerite dissolution and ettringite formation and, consequently, promote the workability loss during the initial hydration period. The time of initial and final setting determined by the Vicat needle test depended mainly on the formation of C–S–H phases. |
Copyright: | © The Author(s) 2021 |
License: | This creative work has been published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license which allows copying, and redistribution as well as adaptation of the original work provided appropriate credit is given to the original author and the conditions of the license are met. |
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