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Continuous monitoring of early-age properties of sprayed mortars by in situ ultrasound measurements

sprayed mortar
hydration
early age properties
ultrasound measurements
Renan Picolo Salvador, Francesco Pellegrino, Ignacio Segura, Sofia Aparicio, Margarita Hernández, José Anaya, Sergio Cavalaro
Construction and Building Materials, 292, 123389, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123389

The development of early age properties of sprayed concrete is a key factor that governs its mix design and safe application. The conventional methods to evaluate the evolution of mechanical strength in sprayed concrete present a large interval between each set of measurements and results present a high scatter. In this context, the objective of this study is to characterize the early age properties of sprayed mortars through a novel continuous monitoring system based on in situ ultrasound measurements. Sprayed mortars were also analyzed by isothermal calorimetry, needle penetration and stud driving method. Results indicate that the system developed here can monitor the evolution of early age properties of sprayed mortars continuously without the common drawbacks observed in penetration tests. This research may lead to the development of a more reliable procedure to characterize the early age mechanical properties of sprayed materials in the worksite under safer conditions.

Keywords: Sprayed mortar; Hydration; Early age properties; Ultrasound measurements

Acknowledgements

This research was financially supported by the project RTC-2015- 3185-4 (MAPMIT), co-funded by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain in the Call Retos-Colaboración 2015 and by the European Union through FEDER funds under the objective of promoting the technological development, innovation and high quality research. Furthermore, the authors thank Industrias Quimicas del Ebro (IQE) and, especially, Dr. Miguel Cano and Dr. Jorge Pérez for their active collaboration and technical support on accelerating admixtures. Finally, authors extend their acknowledgements to the staff at the Laboratory of Technology of Structures Luis Agulló and, especially, Robert and Jordi for their technical support on the experimental campaign.

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