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Nanoindentation of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash

Accession Number:

01157597

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Abstract:

Low-calcium ground fly ash was activated with a sodium silicate solution and cured under ambient and heat conditions. Nanoindentation was employed for the characterization of reaction products, mainly alumino-silicate (N-A-S-H) gel. Samples were indented by a series of grids consisting of hundreds of indents each. The intrinsic Young’s modulus of the N-A-S-H gel was found to be around a mean value of 17.7 GPa regardless of the curing procedure. Other characteristic phases were also identified, namely partly activated slag, nonactivated slag, and fly ash particles. Results of pore size distributions measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry were systematically observed depending on the curing procedure. Additional measurements using the same methodology were performed on cement paste samples. The synthesized N-A-S-H gel was found to be mechanically close to calcium silicate hydrate gels in matured cement pastes.

Monograph Accession #:

01157583

Report/Paper Numbers:

NANO10-0011

Language:

English

Authors:

Nemecek, Jiri
Smilauer, Vit
Kopecky, Lubomir
Nemeckova, Jitka

Pagination:

pp 36-40

Publication Date:

2010

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2141
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309142762

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (10) ; References (14) ; Tables (5)

Subject Areas:

Materials; I32: Concrete

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

May 25 2010 1:10PM

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