ISSN: 0149-6123
CODEN: CCAGPD
Page Count: 7

Microstructural Development in a High-Strength Concrete Containing a Ternary Cementitious System
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

Sarkar, SL
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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