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Published on: February 21, 2017
The Effect of Fineness on the Hydration Activity Index of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag
Jinpeng Dai1,2, Qicai Wang3,4, Chao Xie5
1National and Provincial Joint Engineering Laboratory of Road & Bridge Disaster Prevention and Control, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China. daijp@mail.lzjtu.cn.
Abstract:
To improve the properties of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and utilize ground granulated blast furnace slag efficiently, this study investigates the effect of fineness on the hydration activity index (HAI) of ground granulated blast furnace slag. The hydration activity index of GGBS with six specific surface areas (SSAs) was characterized by the ratio of compressive strength of the prismatic mortar test block. The particle size distribution of GGBS with different grinding times was tested by laser particle size analyzer. The paste of different specific surface area GGBSs in different curing ages was investigated at the micro level by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectrometer, thermogravimetric scanning calorimeter, and differential scanning calorimeter. The effect of particle distribution of GGBS on the hydration activity index of different curing ages was studied by gray correlation analysis. The results indicated that the compressive strength and hydration activity index increases with the increase of a specific surface area of GGBS at different curing ages. The hydration activity index at different curing ages is almost a linear role for specific surface areas. With the increase in the specific surface area of GGBS, the content of Ca(OH)2 in paste decreases gradually. When GGBS was added into a mortar test block, the hydrate calcium silicate gel in paste changed from a high Ca/Si ratio to a low Ca/Si ratio. The 0-10 micron particles of GGBS particle distribution were highly correlated with the hydration activity index at different curing ages.
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