The Contribution of Nano-Alumina to Ultra-High-Performance Cement-Based Systems
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Characterization of Raw Materials
2.2. Preparation and Testing of Cement Paste Specimens
2.3. Preparation and Testing of High-Performance Concrete Specimens
3. Results
3.1. Heat of Hydration of Cement Pastes
3.2. Early Age Diffraction Patterns
3.3. Compressive Strength and Open Porosity of Cement Pastes
4. Discussion
NS | NA | NC |
---|---|---|
Reduces induction period and boosts early reaction rates | Accelerates early alite hydration and enhances sulfate ion absorption | Speeds up early hydration and microstructure formation |
X | Early age ettringite support [27] | X |
X | Early-age Ca-Al compounds support | X |
Early-age C-S-H [41,42] | X | X |
X | Carbonates [28] | Carbonates [43] |
X | w/b | w/b |
Increase compression only at an early age | Increase compression | Decrease compression |
5. Ultra-High-Performance Concrete with NA
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Method | Cement Ι42.5 Ν | |
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Density (g/cm3) | ASTM-C188-95 | 3.135 |
Cl−% wt | IC | <0.01 |
SO4−2% wt | IC | 2.03 |
CaO% | XRF | 61.7 |
MgO% | XRF | 1.20 |
SO3% | XRF | 3.34 |
Fe2O3% | XRF | 3.07 |
Al2O3% | XRF | 3.14 |
SiO2% | XRF | 15.0 |
K2O% | XRF | 1.10 |
Na2O% | XRF | - |
TiO2% | XRF | 0.02 |
Particle size | PSD | d (0.1): 2.438 μm d (0.5): 10.248 μm d (0.9): 28.661 μm |
D (0.1) (μm) | D (0.5) (μm) | D (0.9) (μm) | |
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Silica sand | 119.68 | 226.94 | 320.67 |
Silica fume | 107.96 | 249.90 | 430.50 |
Cement (g) | NS (% wt) | NA (% wt) | NC (% wt) | Water (g) | Consistency (mm) (6 ± 2 mm, EN 196-3) | |
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C | 1000 | - | - | - | 310 | 6.0 |
CNS | 1000 | 1.5 | - | - | 310 | 8.0 |
CNA | 1000 | - | 1.5 | - | 310 | 6.0 |
CNC | 1000 | - | - | 1.5 | 310 | 6.0 |
Cement (g) | Silica Fume (g) | Silica Sand (0–3 mm) (g) | NA (% wt) | SP (% wt) | w/b | Workability (cm) | |
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UHPC | 850 | 150 | 1000 | - | 3.0 | 0.23 | 16.9 |
UHPNA | 850 | 150 | 1000 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.23 | 16.3 |
UHPNA3 | 850 | 150 | 1000 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.23 | 16.5 |
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Tsardaka, E.-C.; Tsampali, E.; Stefanidou, M. The Contribution of Nano-Alumina to Ultra-High-Performance Cement-Based Systems. Materials 2024, 17, 4120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164120
Tsardaka E-C, Tsampali E, Stefanidou M. The Contribution of Nano-Alumina to Ultra-High-Performance Cement-Based Systems. Materials. 2024; 17(16):4120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164120
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsardaka, Eirini-Chrysanthi, Evangelia Tsampali, and Maria Stefanidou. 2024. "The Contribution of Nano-Alumina to Ultra-High-Performance Cement-Based Systems" Materials 17, no. 16: 4120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164120