ISSN: 0149-6123
Page Count: 7

Microstructural Development in a High-Strength Concrete Containing a Ternary Cementitious System
Sarkar, SL
Research professor, graduate student, and professor, Faculté des sciences appliquées, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec

Baalbaki, M
Research professor, graduate student, and professor, Faculté des sciences appliquées, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec

Aitcin, P-C
Research professor, graduate student, and professor, Faculté des sciences appliquées, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec

Abstract

The sudden upsurge of mechanical strength at 12 h in a silica-fume/fly-ash high-strength concrete led the authors to investigate the cause and to determine the microstructural characteristics of this concrete with progressive hydration from 1 to 91 days to correlate its microstructural development with its strength enhancement pattern.

Keywords:
fly ash, silica fume, high-strength concrete, compressive strength, microstructure, C-S-H, CH, HRWRA, hydration

Paper ID: CCA10120J
DOI: 10.1520/CCA10120J
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