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Microstructural and mechanical properties study of the curing process of self-compacting concrete

self-compacting concrete
curing process
ultrasonic velocity
compressive strength
NMR
micro-Raman
S. Aparicio, S. Martínez-Ramírez, J. Ranz, J. V. Fuente and M. G. Hernández
Materials and Design 94, 479-486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.01.067

A microstructural and mechanical properties study was conducted to investigate the effect of the curing conditions on the final properties of self-compacting concrete. Two different curing conditions were considered simulating the summer conditions in coastal (20 °C and 70% relative humidity, RH) and central (cycles of 40 °C) zones in Spain. Different microstructural and mechanical parameters were measured to study the hydration using different techniques: Micro-Raman spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, compressive strength and ultrasonic testing. After 7 days of hydration the central conditions produce samples with higher hydration degree than coastal conditions, but after 28 days of curing, the hydration degree was very similar in both curing conditions. This high hydration degree after 7 days conducted to a decline or stabilization in compressive strength at long curing times. The mean chain length of the C-S-H gel formed in the studied concrete was quite high comparing with other works since more Al was incorporated in the C-S-H gel. It was also obtained that for high temperatures after 7 days of curing all microstructural and mechanical parameters were quite stable meaning that high temperatures accelerate the hydration of the samples.

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge support from the Spanish Economy and Competitiveness Ministry, through research projects BIA2011-29575-C03-03 and TEC2012-38402-C04-03.

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