Effects of two Danish flyashes on alkali contents of pore solutions of cement-flyash pastes
The influence of two Danish flyashes on alkali contents and other characteristics of cement paste pore solutions was investigated by preparing pastes with 30 percent replacement of cement with flyash, hydrating for up to six months, and expressing and analyzing the resulting pore solutions. Referenc...
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Published in | Cement and concrete research Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 383 - 394 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
01.05.1981
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Summary: | The influence of two Danish flyashes on alkali contents and other characteristics of cement paste pore solutions was investigated by preparing pastes with 30 percent replacement of cement with flyash, hydrating for up to six months, and expressing and analyzing the resulting pore solutions. Reference cement pastes (without flyash) were found to retain about 80 percent of the total potassium and about 60 percent of the total sodium of the cement in solution indefinitely, leading to solution concentrations of about 0.6M in combined alkalies. The alkali contents of the flyashes used were substantial (2.4 and 3.3 percent Na
2O equivalent), and some of this is “available” as measured by standard tests. Despite this, neither flyash was found to contribute to the alkali content of the pore solutions. One was essentially inert to alkalies, the other extracted a small proportion of alkalies from the pore solutions.
L'influence de deux cendres volantes danoises sur la composition chimique du liquide intérieur du ciment pâte a été examinée. Ciments pâtes avec 30% remplacement du ciment par cendre volante ont éte hydratés jusqu'à 6 mois. Le liquide intérieur a été tiré et analysé. Echantillons de ciment pâte pure (sans cendre volante) obtiennent une concentration en alkali de 0.6 M, puisque 80% du potassium total et 60% du sodium total restent en solutions. Le contenu d'alkali dans les deux cendres volantes était élevé (2.4% et 3.3% de Na
2O équivalent) et une partie des alkalis est soluble (comme définé dans les tests standards). Néanmoins les deux cendres volantes ne contribuent pas au contenu d'alkali du liquide intérieur. Une des cendres volantes était essentiellement inerte aux alkalis. L'autre consomme une petite quantité d'alkali du liquide intérieur. |
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ISSN: | 0008-8846 1873-3948 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0008-8846(81)90110-1 |