Long-term performance and hydration of cement mortars with hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose cured at 5℃ low temperature

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 307; p. 124963
• Main Authors: Wang, Shunxiang, Zhang, Guofang, Wang, Zhaojia, Luo, Shun, Huang, Tianyong, Wu, Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 08.11.2021
• Subjects: Cement mortars; Hydration characteristics; Hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose; Low temperature; Physical properties; Pore structure; Cement mortars; Hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose; Pore structure; Physical properties; Hydration characteristics; Low temperature

•HEMC has a content inflection point of 1% for the mid-late flexural and compressive strengths.•HEMC has an optimal content range of 0.3–0.5% for tensile bond strength at 5℃.•Incorporating HEMC shows the limited effect on the final hydration degree at 5℃.•Incorporating HEMC significantly increases m...