Diatomaceous Earth as a Pozzolan in the Fabrication of an Alkali-Activated Fine-Aggregate Limestone Concrete

作者:Miller Sean A; Sakulich Aaron R; Barsoum Michel W; Sierra Eva Jud*
来源:Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2010, 93(9): 2828-2836.
DOI:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03788.x

摘要

Two concretes-with Ca/Si ratios of 0.28 and 1.75 fabricated by cementing a fine-limestone aggregate with a mixture of lime, diatomaceous earth, and water-were compared with ones made with pure lime and a hydraulic lime product, containing similar to 11 wt% naturally occurring reactive silica. When the Ca/Si ratio in the cementing phase was 0.28, compressive strengths of similar to 6.5 MPa after 30 days and similar to 7 MPa after 180 days were achieved by curing the samples in closed containers or in 100% relative humidity. When allowed to dry, however, these samples lost roughly half their compressive strength in 7 days. Increasing the Ca/Si ratio to 1.75 solved the drying problems. The resulting compressive strengths, however, after 180 days, were reduced to 5 MPa. Characterization of the various cementing phases formed in the different samples by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis showed the formation of two, somewhat competing, cementing reactions: C-S-H gel formation which results in early strength gains, and the recarbonation of portlandite, which results in longer term strength enhancements.

  • 出版日期2010-9