In this study, a compositional parameter, such as the maximum allowable total alkali content of cement (Matac) is proposed to identify the non-CEM I cements for their use as inhibitors of alkali–silica reaction in concrete. The Matac values for different types of Italian non-CEM I cements (cement type CEM III and CEM IV) were calculated using the authors’ previously published experimental results. The Matac value is found to change significantly with the type of cement considered (blast furnace cement, pozzolanic cement made from coal fly ash or natural pozzolana). For cements of the same type (pozzolanic cements made with different natural pozzolanas), very similar Matac values are obtained. It is also demonstrated that the Matac value calculated for a CEM I cement is congruent with the limit of 0·6% as Na2Oeq commonly specified for the total alkali content of low-alkali Portland cements.
Low-alkali cements as inhibitors of alkali-silica reaction / Costa, Umberto; Mangialardi, Teresa; Paolini, Antonio Evangelista. - In: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. - ISSN 1747-650X. - STAMPA. - 170:2(2017), pp. 73-76. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jcoma.15.00049]
Low-alkali cements as inhibitors of alkali-silica reaction
MANGIALARDI, Teresa;PAOLINI, Antonio Evangelista
2017
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In this study, a compositional parameter, such as the maximum allowable total alkali content of cement (Matac) is proposed to identify the non-CEM I cements for their use as inhibitors of alkali–silica reaction in concrete. The Matac values for different types of Italian non-CEM I cements (cement type CEM III and CEM IV) were calculated using the authors’ previously published experimental results. The Matac value is found to change significantly with the type of cement considered (blast furnace cement, pozzolanic cement made from coal fly ash or natural pozzolana). For cements of the same type (pozzolanic cements made with different natural pozzolanas), very similar Matac values are obtained. It is also demonstrated that the Matac value calculated for a CEM I cement is congruent with the limit of 0·6% as Na2Oeq commonly specified for the total alkali content of low-alkali Portland cements.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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