The effects of curing temperature on the expansive effectiveness, strength, hydration degree, and microstructure of shrinkagecompensated binder were studied. The results showed that under the standard curing temperatu...The effects of curing temperature on the expansive effectiveness, strength, hydration degree, and microstructure of shrinkagecompensated binder were studied. The results showed that under the standard curing temperature (20℃), most crystalline ettringite grows in pores, which makes less contribution to the expansion of paste than gelatinous ettringite blended with C-S-H gel. An elevated curing temperature (40℃) promotes the hydration rate of expansive agent and cement. However, quickly developing strength of paste limits its expansion. The pore structure of hardened paste under moderate curing condition is the densest one among all the pastes cured at different temperatures due to the filling effect of crystalline and gelatinous ettringite. Under a high curing temperature (60℃), the formation of massive stick-like ettringite leads to excessive expansion at early hydration age. Some ettringite decomposes at sustainable high temperature, which decreases the restricted expansion rate of paste at a late age. Appropriate volume expansion is benefit to the improvement of pore structure of hardened paste by reducing large pores.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China ("973"Project) (Grant No. 2009CB623106)
文摘The effects of curing temperature on the expansive effectiveness, strength, hydration degree, and microstructure of shrinkagecompensated binder were studied. The results showed that under the standard curing temperature (20℃), most crystalline ettringite grows in pores, which makes less contribution to the expansion of paste than gelatinous ettringite blended with C-S-H gel. An elevated curing temperature (40℃) promotes the hydration rate of expansive agent and cement. However, quickly developing strength of paste limits its expansion. The pore structure of hardened paste under moderate curing condition is the densest one among all the pastes cured at different temperatures due to the filling effect of crystalline and gelatinous ettringite. Under a high curing temperature (60℃), the formation of massive stick-like ettringite leads to excessive expansion at early hydration age. Some ettringite decomposes at sustainable high temperature, which decreases the restricted expansion rate of paste at a late age. Appropriate volume expansion is benefit to the improvement of pore structure of hardened paste by reducing large pores.
