Investigation of C-A-S-H composition, morphology and density in Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3)
In this study, the C-A-S-H composition, morphology and density are characterized for Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3-50) blends containing clays with various kaolinite contents. Significant incorporation of aluminium is observed for LC3-50 blends compared with reference Portland cement (PC), and this incorporation increases with the kaolinite content of the calcined clay. No change of C-A-S-H morphology was observed by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) between reference PC and LC3-50 blends, with a "fibrillar" morphology for all samples. The determination of the density of C-A-S-H measured by H-1 NMR also shows very similar results with a bulk density close to 2.0 g.cm(-3) and a solid density of around 2.8 g.cm(-3) for all systems.
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Avet, F., Boehm-Courjault, E., & Scrivener, K. (2019). Investigation of C-A-S-H composition, morphology and density in Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3). Cement and Concrete Research, 115, 70–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2018.10.011
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WOS:000452935100007
2019-01-01
115
70
79
REVIEWED
EPFL