Factors Influencing the Hydration, Dimensional Stability, and Strength Development of the OPC-CSA-Anhydrite Ternary System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Specimen Preparation
2.3. Compressive Strength Test
2.4. Drying Shrinkage Test
2.5. Chemical Shrinkage Test
2.6. Calorimetric Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Hydration
3.2. Chemical Shrinkage
3.2.1. OPC-CSA Binary Systems
3.2.2. OPC-CSA-CS Ternary Systems
3.3. Drying Shrinkage
3.3.1. OPC-CSA Binary Systems
3.3.2. OPC-CSA-CS Ternary Systems
3.4. Compressive Strength
3.4.1. OPC-CSA Binary Systems
3.4.2. OPC-CSA-CS Ternary Systems
3.5. Reasonable Value Range for the Ternary System Obtained Good Performance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cement | SiO2 (%) | Al2O3 (%) | Fe2O3 (%) | CaO (%) | MgO (%) | SO3 (%) | Other Oxides | Loss (%) | Density (g/cm3) | Blaine (cm2/g) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OPC | 20.76 | 4.58 | 3.27 | 62.13 | 3.13 | 2.8 | 1.21 | 2.12 | 3.14 | 2845 |
CSA | 11.72 | 22.83 | 1.50 | 46.79 | 1.72 | 12.09 | 2.02 | 1.33 | 2.81 | 3770 |
CS | 3.03 | 0.59 | 0.29 | 39.53 | 0.68 | 54.62 | 0.69 | 0.57 | 2.97 | 3840 |
Specimens | CS (%) | OPC: CSA | w/b Ratio | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
1-9-5 | 5 | 1:9 | 0.5 | The ratio of OPC:CSA and dosage of CS in other ternary composite systems follow similar rules to those of the examples. |
9-1-5 | 5 | 9:1 | 0.5 | |
2-8-10 | 10 | 2:8 | 0.5 | |
8-2-10 | 10 | 8:2 | 0.5 |
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Yang, Z.; Ye, H.; Yuan, Q.; Li, B.; Li, Y.; Zhou, D. Factors Influencing the Hydration, Dimensional Stability, and Strength Development of the OPC-CSA-Anhydrite Ternary System. Materials 2021, 14, 7001. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14227001
Yang Z, Ye H, Yuan Q, Li B, Li Y, Zhou D. Factors Influencing the Hydration, Dimensional Stability, and Strength Development of the OPC-CSA-Anhydrite Ternary System. Materials. 2021; 14(22):7001. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14227001
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Zhenzhen, Hansong Ye, Qiang Yuan, Baiyun Li, Yuelin Li, and Dajun Zhou. 2021. "Factors Influencing the Hydration, Dimensional Stability, and Strength Development of the OPC-CSA-Anhydrite Ternary System" Materials 14, no. 22: 7001. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14227001