Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4914040 | Construction and Building Materials | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In general, concretes made with blended Portland cement containing high volumes of fly ash provide an alternative to conventional Portland cement concrete to enable carbon footprint reduction. This study evaluates the chemical activation of four fly ashes in blends with Portland cement, by assessing their effects on hydration and compressive strength. In this study, a sieving process is used to regulate the fly ash composition, which has an effect in the chemistry and reaction of the mix. The results show the importance of the amorphous content of the fly ash with respect to achieving a high compressive strength. The effect of sodium sulfate, added as an activator, is significant in terms of compressive strength at early age for two of the fly ashes studied; in this case, the parameter used to correlate with the compressive strength evolution is the amount of portlandite consumed through pozzolanic reactions. However, sodium sulfate does not have the same effect on fly ashes with a high amount of Fe2O3, in which portlandite consumption is much lower.
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Authors
Diego F. Velandia, Cyril J. Lynsdale, John L. Provis, Fernando Ramirez, Ana C. Gomez,