Journal
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
Volume 116, Issue -, Pages 179-190Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2018.11.018
Keywords
Alkali activated concrete; Shrinkage; Workability; Compressive strength; Pore size distribution
Funding
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/R041504/1]
- EPSRC [EP/R041504/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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To mitigate autogenous shrinkage that may cause early-age cracking of alkali-activated fly ash-slag (AAFS) concrete, internal curing using superabsorbent polymers (SAP) is employed in this study. AAFS pastes with different SAP dosages (0-0.5%) and slag replacement ratios to fly ash (15-30%) are investigated. Experimental results indicate that with the addition of SAP workability of fresh paste is improved while compressive strength is comparatively reduced. As SAP dosage increases from 0.2% to 0.5%, chemical shrinkage and autogenous shrinkage of AAFS pastes are reduced by around 18% to 45% and 76% to 85%, respectively. Internal curing of SAP is found to lower the heat peak and shift the peak to the right. This indicates the slower hydration rate corresponding to the lower chemo-mechanical deformation (chemical shrinkage), which contributes to the mitigation of autogenous shrinkage. Therefore, internal curing by means of SAP is an efficient method for mitigating autogenous shrinkage in AAFS pastes.
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