Abstract
Drying techniques affect the properties of cement pastes to varying extents. The effect of different drying techniques on calcium sulfoaluminate-based (C$A) cements and their constituent phases is reported for a range of simulated and commercial C$A pastes which are benchmarked against an OPC paste. The recommended methodologies used to dry samples were identified from the literature and include D-drying and solvent exchange. These methods were used in conjunction with mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) measurements to assess the changes in pore structure and the damage to crystalline phases, respectively. D-drying and isopropanol exchange are the most satisfactory and least damaging methods for drying C$A based pastes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 85-94 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Cement and Concrete Research |
Volume | 84 |
Early online date | 2 Apr 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2016 |
Bibliographical note
AcknowledgmentsIG, HB, FPG and MSI gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD), Qatar, through research grant number ENG016RGG0593.
MGM acknowledges the financial support provided by the Junta de Andalucía through research grant number P11-FQM-07517.
Keywords
- 3CaO·3AlO·CaSO (D)
- Drying (A)
- Ettringite (D)
- Mercury porosimetry (B)
- Pore size distribution (B)