Salt Weathering of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement Paste Partially Immersed in a Solution
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 3
Abstract
is considered to be a salt that causes destructive weathering distress on cementitious materials. In this paper, calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement paste was partially immersed in a 10% solution under constant conditions [, and relative humidity (RH)] and then under alternate sets of conditions ( and RH for 24 h, then , and RH for 24 h). The results showed that the paste remained relatively sound after 72 days of exposure under the constant conditions, but the paste was severely damaged after only four cycles under the alternate conditions. The microanalysis results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), environment scanning electron microscope (ESEM), energy dispersive spectrum (EDS), and ion chromatography (IC) indicated that could not be identified in the damaged paste, and the mechanism was that caused crystallization distress. is the product of the chemical reaction between ettringite and a solution.
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Acknowledgments
This work was financially supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51378508).
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Received: Apr 1, 2017
Accepted: Sep 11, 2017
Published online: Dec 28, 2017
Published in print: Mar 1, 2018
Discussion open until: May 28, 2018
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