Lime as an Anti-Plasticizer for Self-Compacting Clay Concrete
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials
2.1. Earth
2.2. Dispersants-Deflocculants
2.3. Calcium Products
3. Measurement Procedures
3.1. Rheology Measurements
3.1.1. Yield Stress Measurements
3.1.2. Viscoelastic Properties
3.2. Zeta Potential Measurements
3.3. Mineral Characterization
3.4. Adsorption Measurements
4. Experimental Results and Discussion
4.1. Effect of Dispersants on Earth Products
4.1.1. Rheology
4.1.2. Zeta Potential
4.2. Effect of Releasing Calcium
4.2.1. Calcium Ions and Structuration over Time
4.2.2. Structuration and Nature of Interactions
4.3. Identification of Reaction Products
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65.8 | 1.2 | 14.9 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.02 | 5.02 |
Quartz | Smectite | Illite | Kaolinite | Muscovite | Plagioclase/Albite | Others | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40.9 | 23.8 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 99.9 |
Parameter | Reference | 2% PCE | 0.2% NaHMP | 0.3% NaSil |
---|---|---|---|---|
Average ζ (mV) | −4.6 | −4.5 | −13.4 | −9.7 |
SD (mV) | ±0.1 | ±0.1 | ±0.4 | ±0.2 |
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Landrou, G.; Brumaud, C.; Winnefeld, F.; Flatt, R.J.; Habert, G. Lime as an Anti-Plasticizer for Self-Compacting Clay Concrete. Materials 2016, 9, 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9050330
Landrou G, Brumaud C, Winnefeld F, Flatt RJ, Habert G. Lime as an Anti-Plasticizer for Self-Compacting Clay Concrete. Materials. 2016; 9(5):330. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9050330
Chicago/Turabian StyleLandrou, Gnanli, Coralie Brumaud, Frank Winnefeld, Robert J. Flatt, and Guillaume Habert. 2016. "Lime as an Anti-Plasticizer for Self-Compacting Clay Concrete" Materials 9, no. 5: 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9050330