Effect of brief heat-curing on microstructure and mechanical properties in fresh cement based mortars
- Cementos Kola S.A. (CEMKOSA), Avda. Agrupacion Cordoba no. 17, Cordoba (Spain)
- Instituto Eduardo Torroja-CSIC, Madrid (Spain)
- Departamento de Quimica Inorganica, Facultad de Ciencias-Universidad de Cordoba. Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie, 1407, Cordoba (Spain)
The effect of temperature on fresh mortar and cement paste was evaluated by simulating the curing conditions of external buildings plastering applied under extremely hot weather. The specimens were heated at controlled temperatures in the 40-80 {sup o}C range by exposure to IR radiation over short periods. The effect of soaking for a short time was also examined. The results of compressive strength tests, scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and mercury porosimetry helped to characterize the mechanical and physico-chemical properties of the studied sample. Early age behaviour (28 days) in neat cement was barely affected by the temperature. By contrast, exposure to high temperatures caused significant microstructural changes in the mortar. However, successive soaking over short periods was found to reactivate the mechanism of curing and restore the expected mechanical properties. Based on the results, application of cement based mortar at high temperatures is effective when followed by a short, specific soaking process.
- OSTI ID:
- 21260491
- Journal Information:
- Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 39, Issue 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.04.002; PII: S0008-8846(09)00088-X; Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0008-8846
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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