Effect of curing temperature and relative humidity on early age and hardened properties of SCC

The type and particle size of the additions used in SCC influence the setting and early hardening, modifying hydration speed and the development of initial properties. These processes are also altered by the curing temperature and relative humidity (RH) during Early age (EA) and would also affect SC...

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Autores: Barluenga Badiola, Gonzalo|||0000-0002-2996-3412, Guardia Martín, Cynthia|||0000-0003-4442-8933, Puentes Mojica, Javier|||0000-0001-8748-7664
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/63455
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/63455
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.02.029
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Self-compacting concrete
Limestone filler
Nanosilica
Microsilica
Curing conditions
Early age monitoring
Hardened properties
Arquitectura
Architecture
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Sumario:The type and particle size of the additions used in SCC influence the setting and early hardening, modifying hydration speed and the development of initial properties. These processes are also altered by the curing temperature and relative humidity (RH) during Early age (EA) and would also affect SCC hardened properties. An experimental study was carried out to compare the effect of different curing temperatures, 10, 20 and 30 ºC, and RH, 40 and 80 %, on EA and hardened properties of SCC incorporating limestone filler (LF), microsilica (MS) and nanosilica (NS). It was observed that temperature modified the reaction speed and the evolution of EA properties while relative humidity affected evaporation and shrinkage at early age and hardened porosity and stiffness. SCC microstructure and pore-network formation were found to depend on the combination of curing conditions and the type and particle size of the additions.