Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) with limestone calcined clay cement (LC3)

Zhang, Duo; Jaworska, Beata; Zhu, He; Dahlquist, Kensey; Li, Victor C.

doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103766

Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) with limestone calcined clay cement (LC³)

Journal Article · Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Cement and Concrete Composites

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103766· OSTI ID:1706484

^[1]; Jaworska, Beata ^[2]; Zhu, He ^[3]; Dahlquist, Kensey ^[3]; ^[3]

Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); University of Michigan
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Warsaw Univ. of Technology (Poland)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Recent research have recognized that coupled use of calcined clay, limestone and cement clinker in concrete is viable to reduce environmental footprints at manufacture and to enhance material durability. In this study, a novel application of the limestone calcined clay cement (LC³) is demonstrated by substituting the Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) in Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC). The composite mechanical properties including σ-δ and σ-ε relationships and residual crack widths were evaluated to 28 days under uniaxial tension. Matrix chemistry was characterized using thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction, while the pore structure of matrices and composites was analyzed using mercury intrusion porosimetry. The LC³-based ECC showed more rapid early strength development but lower 28-day strength (~32 MPa) due to a 20% higher water-to-solid ratio for attaining adequate workability and fiber dispersion. Nevertheless, the tensile strain capacity of LC³-based ECC achieved over 6% with an average residual crack width less than 50 μm. Additionally, the composite pore structure exhibited a decreasing volume fraction of large pores and voids (>100 nm) after substituting LC³ for OPC. Here, the use of LC³ marginally decreased the embodied material energy and cost, but led to about 32% and 28% reductions in CO₂ emissions compared to traditional OPC-based ECC and concrete, respectively. As a preliminary study, LC³-based ECC shows promise as a greener ductile concrete compared with OPC-based ECC.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0001141

OSTI ID:: 1706484

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1647668

Journal Information:: Cement and Concrete Composites, Journal Name: Cement and Concrete Composites Vol. 114; ISSN 0958-9465

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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