Influence of the fly ash and the prior freezing and thawing on the sulphate resistance of cement mortars

The use of fly ash for the production of cement is a typical example of the utilization of by-products (waste) from various fields of production in construction, a significant reduction of CO2 emissions and reduction of energy consumption. However, in order to be able to determine the suitability of...

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Main Author: Marczewska Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201817402004
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description The use of fly ash for the production of cement is a typical example of the utilization of by-products (waste) from various fields of production in construction, a significant reduction of CO2 emissions and reduction of energy consumption. However, in order to be able to determine the suitability of this additive in construction, it is necessary to examine the durability of cement composites with fly ash in various, often complicated, destructive environments. There are known publications regarding the durability of concretes with fly ash in individual environments. However, in natural conditions, several destructive environments are common at the same time. The article presents an attempt to reproduce natural conditions. This paper presents the results of sulphate expansion tests of air-entrained (AE) and non-air-entrained (nAE) Portland and fly ash cement mortars subjected to prior freezing and thawing. Despite significant strains experienced during freeze-thaw cycles, unlike the non-air-entrained Portland cement mortars, the non-air-entrained mortars made of fly ash cement did not exhibit any significant expansion when exposed to Na2SO4. For 17 months no expansion was found in the air-entrained mortars made of either of the cement types when immersed in Na2SO4 solution after freezethaw cycles. The results of the SEM and EDS analyses showed that gypsum and ettringite were the sulphate attack products in all the mortars. The highest amounts of ettringite were found in air voids.
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spelling doaj.art-e304c8ea1f3d4d8aaeb3bcd8f3f1bb3f2022-12-21T22:49:44ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2018-01-011740200410.1051/matecconf/201817402004matecconf_ecce2018_02004Influence of the fly ash and the prior freezing and thawing on the sulphate resistance of cement mortarsMarczewska JuliaThe use of fly ash for the production of cement is a typical example of the utilization of by-products (waste) from various fields of production in construction, a significant reduction of CO2 emissions and reduction of energy consumption. However, in order to be able to determine the suitability of this additive in construction, it is necessary to examine the durability of cement composites with fly ash in various, often complicated, destructive environments. There are known publications regarding the durability of concretes with fly ash in individual environments. However, in natural conditions, several destructive environments are common at the same time. The article presents an attempt to reproduce natural conditions. This paper presents the results of sulphate expansion tests of air-entrained (AE) and non-air-entrained (nAE) Portland and fly ash cement mortars subjected to prior freezing and thawing. Despite significant strains experienced during freeze-thaw cycles, unlike the non-air-entrained Portland cement mortars, the non-air-entrained mortars made of fly ash cement did not exhibit any significant expansion when exposed to Na2SO4. For 17 months no expansion was found in the air-entrained mortars made of either of the cement types when immersed in Na2SO4 solution after freezethaw cycles. The results of the SEM and EDS analyses showed that gypsum and ettringite were the sulphate attack products in all the mortars. The highest amounts of ettringite were found in air voids.https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201817402004
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title Influence of the fly ash and the prior freezing and thawing on the sulphate resistance of cement mortars
title_full Influence of the fly ash and the prior freezing and thawing on the sulphate resistance of cement mortars
title_fullStr Influence of the fly ash and the prior freezing and thawing on the sulphate resistance of cement mortars
title_full_unstemmed Influence of the fly ash and the prior freezing and thawing on the sulphate resistance of cement mortars
title_short Influence of the fly ash and the prior freezing and thawing on the sulphate resistance of cement mortars
title_sort influence of the fly ash and the prior freezing and thawing on the sulphate resistance of cement mortars
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