Film-Forming Property of Cement Paste with Red Mud as a Supplementary Cementitious Material
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 36, Issue 6
Abstract
Red mud has been used as a supplement substitute material in the fabrication of concrete. However, the influence mechanism of red mud on the film-forming performance of cement paste is still unclear. In this study, red mud with different substitution rates (by cement mass) was added to cement paste to investigate the influence of red mud on the film-forming performance. The addition of red mud increased the cohesiveness and reduced the fluidity of cement paste. It showed that low fluidity reduced the film thickness of cement paste, and the film thickness decreased gradually with the increase of red mud substitution. Moreover, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy results demonstrated that red mud promotes the hydration process of cement by providing hydration nucleation sites, making the interfacial transition zone denser, which is important for improving the mechanical properties of cement paste. It is expected that this study improves the application of red mud in concrete.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data or models that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province (No. TSHW20130956).
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Volume 36 • Issue 6 • June 2024
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Received: May 16, 2023
Accepted: Nov 7, 2023
Published online: Mar 19, 2024
Published in print: Jun 1, 2024
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