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Simulation of thaumasite sulfate attack on Portland cement mixtures using synthesized cement phases

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    SYSNO ASEP0496982
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleSimulation of thaumasite sulfate attack on Portland cement mixtures using synthesized cement phases
    Author(s) Sotiriadis, Konstantinos (UTAM-F) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Mróz, R. (PL)
    Number of authors2
    Article number04018393
    Source TitleJournal of Materials in Civil Engineering. - : American Society of Civil Engineers - ISSN 0899-1561
    Roč. 31, č. 2 (2019)
    Number of pages10 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordssulfate attack ; tricalcium aluminate ; ettringite ; thaumasite ; low temperature
    Subject RIVJN - Civil Engineering
    OECD categoryConstruction engineering, Municipal and structural engineering
    R&D ProjectsLO1219 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    UT WOS000453216200036
    EID SCOPUS85058236903
    DOI10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002612
    AnnotationIn this work, a simulation of thaumasite sulfate attack on portland cement mixtures was performed, using synthesized cement phases. Three model systems containing C3S, C3A, and alkali sulfate (CaSO4, Na2SO4, and K2SO4, respectively) and a fourth one consisting of ettringite and C−S−H, were designed, and several mixtures were prepared. Ca(OH)2 and CaCO3 were optionally added. Specimens stored at 5°C and 20°C in an atmosphere saturated in water vapor for 75 months were investigated with X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning electron microscopy. Thaumasite formed in all samples without C3A at 5°C, and at 20°C when sulfates were derived from CaSO4. Solid solution of thaumasite and ettringitewas detected in samples incorporating C3A and CaSO4 or Na2SO4 at 5°C. This was also observed at 20°C when CaSO4 was the source of sulfates, whereas ettringite formed in the case of Na2SO4. The absence of thaumasite and ettringite in specimens containing C3A and K2SO4 was attributed to the alkali carbonation process. In the fourth system, decomposition of ettringite occurred in the specimens exempt of Ca(OH)2. The work is supposed to contribute to understanding the primary causes of concrete damage when the concrete is subjected to long-term sulfate attack.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
    ContactKulawiecová Kateřina, kulawiecova@itam.cas.cz, Tel.: 225 443 285
    Year of Publishing2020
    Electronic addresshttps://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002612
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